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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Environmental justice and sustainability in the former Soviet Union. Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2009 (DLC) 2008042144 (OCoLC)258332348 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Julian Agyeman; Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger |
| ISBN: | 9780262255493 0262255499 9786612240300 661224030X 9780262012669 0262012669 |
| OCLC Number: | 428687546 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 296 p.) : ill. |
| Contents: | The law as a source of environmental justice in the Russian Federation / Brian Donohoe -- Thinking globally, limited locally: the Russian environmental movement and sustainable development / Laura A. Henry -- Places and identities on Sakhalin Island: situating the emerging movements for "sustainable Sakhalin" / Jessica K. Graybill -- Oil wealth, environment, and equity in Azerbaijan / Shannon O'Lear -- Civil society and the debate over pipelines in Tunka National Park, Russia / Katherine Metzo -- The role of culture and nationalism in Latvian environmentalism and the implications for environmental justice / Tamara Steger -- The fight for community justice against big oil in the Caspian region: the case of Berezovka, Kazakhstan / Kate Watters -- Viliui Sakha of Subarctic Russia and their struggle for environmental justice / Susan Crate -- Environmental justice and sustainability in post-soviet Estonia / Maaris Raudsepp, Mati Heidmets, and Juri Kruusvall -- Environmental injustices, unsustainable livelihoods, and conflict: natural capital inaccessibility and loss among rural households in Tajikistan / Dominic Strucker. |
| Series Title: | Urban and industrial environments. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Julian Agyeman and Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger. |
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" Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) is a timely, well-written analysis that sheds light on issues too often ignored. The compilation illustrates that justice concerns across the FSU are as varied as the many cultures and unique environmental conditions found on a continent spanning half the Northern Hemisphere...An excellent group of contributing authors provide examples from the Russian Far East, Central Asia, and the Baltic States, and span a host of environmental problems. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections" D. Ostergren Choice " Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union is a thoughtful study that delves into the complexity of this region with vigor and enthusiasm...From the macro economics of globalization to the micro village economies dependent on natural capital, the authors in this book weave a startling account of economic inequalities, political turmoil, and the direct connection between environment, politics, and demographics...The broad diversity of the volume results in a book that can appeal to a wide range of scholars, students, and activists. Those with an interest in environmental justice, sustainability, history, sociology, social movements, anthropology, politics, economics, or the development of the former Soviet Union will find this an intriguing book filled with disquieting empirical evidence and writers from a diverse array of disciplines and specializations." Contemporary Sociology "Political scientists, environmental studies specialists, and historians will find something of great interest in this volume. Anyone interested in contemporary environmental politics in the FSU should read this book. The introduction and the conclusion provide the framework for the case studies. Another strong point is a rich bibliography that accompanies each chapter." Paul Josephson Environmental Health Perspectives "The book will excite scholars and activist interested in environmental justice, sustainability, environmental social science, and post-Soviet studies." Peter C. Little, Electronic Green Journal Read more...
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- Environmental degradation -- Former Soviet republics.
- Environmental justice -- Former Soviet republics.
- Environmental policy -- Former Soviet republics.
- Former Soviet republics -- Environmental conditions.
- SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental)
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.

