Everyday Exposure: Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada's Chemical Valley - Couverture rigide

Wiebe, Sarah Marie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0774832630 ISBN 13 : 9780774832632

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2016

Synopsis

Surrounded by Canada's densest concentration of chemical manufacturing plants, members of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation express concern about a declining male birth rate and high incidences of miscarriage, asthma, cancer, and cardiovascular illness. Everyday Exposure uncovers the systemic injustices they face as they fight for environmental justice. Exploring the problems that conflicting levels of jurisdiction pose for the creation of effective policy, analyzing clashes between Indigenous and scientific knowledge, and documenting the experiences of Aamjiwnaang residents as they navigate their toxic environment, this book argues that social and political change requires a transformative "sensing policy" approach, one that takes the voices of Indigenous citizens seriously.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sarah Marie Wiebe is an assistant professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria, where she teaches in the Community Development program. She is an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, a co-founder of the Feminist Environmental Research Network, and the author of Everyday Exposure: Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada's Chemical Valley.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774832630
• ISBN 13: 9780774832632
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
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• Personne responsable: non disponible