Environmental Justice and Climate Change: Spring 2014

Climate Change Journalism and the Definition of Environmental Justice

The term environmental justice emerged as a concept in the United States in the early 1980s. The term has two distinct uses. The first and more common usage describes a social movement in the United States whose focus is on the fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens.

Second, it is an interdisciplinary body of social science literature that includes (but is not limited to) theories of the environment, theories of justice, environmental law and governance, environmental policy and planning, development, sustainability, and political ecology.

Credits:

Executive Producer: Jason Anthony

Hosted by: Mike Starks of Stark Reports Radio

Guests: Kate Sheppard from the Huffington Post and Kert Davies from the Climate Investigation Center


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