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Environmental Injustice, Political Agency and the Challenge of Creating Healthier Communities

Auteur
Gendreau M. S.
Périodique/Collection
Environmental Values | Vol. 25 (6), p. 707-728
Date
2016
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-091214)
Éditeur | Lieu de publication
White Horse Press | Lancaster, UK
ISSN
0963-2719
Type du document
Article en publication périodique
Langue
Anglais
Champ d'application
International
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Mot clé
Participation du public Éthique et environnement Gestion communautaire Gouvernance
Résumé

I argue that our current understanding of the philosophical dimensions of environmental injustice neglects an important component of those injustices. Specifically, by focusing on distributive, participatory and recognitional injustice, we fail to respond to the ways that environmental exposures, even in the absence of physiological harms, can impact upon a person’s experience of herself as a political agent. This has important implications for interventions in cases of environmental injustice, but also for how we understand what is required for full participation in a polity.