Human societies have always been deeply interconnected with our ecosystems, but today those relationships are witnessing greater frictions, tensions, and harms than ever before. These harms mirror tho
Human societies have always been deeply interconnected with our ecosystems, but today those relationships are witnessing greater frictions, tensions, and harms than ever before. These harms mirror tho
Landlords and Lodgers analyzes the results of a long-term study of a Ghanaian zongo, or “stranger quarter”—a place of refuge for Hausa migrants from northern Nigeria who have relocated to the city of
For almost 30 years, the environmental justice movement (EJM) has challenged the environmental and health inequities that are often linked with social inequities, calling attention to the disproportio
Co-winner of the 2002 C. Wright Mills Award, presented by the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) In Garbage Wars, the sociologist David Pellow describes the politics of garbage in Chicago
When in 2001 Earth Liberation Front activists drove metal spikes into hundreds of trees in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, they were protesting the sale of a section of the old-growth forest to a tim
Every year, nations and corporations in the "global North" produce millionsof tons of toxic waste. Too often this hazardous material--linked to high rates of illness and deathand widespread ecosystem
Every year, nations and corporations in the "global North" produce millionsof tons of toxic waste. Too often this hazardous material--linked to high rates of illness and deathand widespread ecosystem
In Garbage Wars, the sociologist David Pellow describes the politics of garbage inChicago. He shows how garbage affects residents in vulnerable communities and poses health risks tothose who dispose o
For almost 30 years, the environmental justice movement (EJM) has challenged theenvironmental and health inequities that are often linked with social inequities, calling attentionto the disproportiona
Environmentalism usually calls to mind images of peace and serenity, a oneness with nature, and a shared sense of responsibility. But one town in Colorado, under the guise of environmental protection,
Environmentalism usually calls to mind images of peace and serenity, a oneness with nature, and a shared sense of responsibility.? But one town in Colorado, under the guise of environmental protection
Next to the nuclear industry, the largest producer of contaminants in the air, land, and water is the electronics industry. Silicon Valley hosts the highest density of Superfund sites anywhere in the
Understandings of “nature” have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and
Schnaiberg's concept of the treadmill of production is arguably the most visible and enduring theory to emerge in three decades of environmental sociology. Elaborated and tested, it has been found to
Schnaiberg's concept of the treadmill of production is arguably the most visible and enduring theory to emerge in three decades of environmental sociology. Elaborated and tested, it has been found to
More Americans recycle than vote. And most do so to improve their communities and the environment. But do recycling programs advance social, economic, and environmental goals? To answer this, three so
Understandings of “nature” have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and
