Environmental justice and the cleanup of Vieques
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2006
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| author | Sherrie L. Baver |
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| contents | Environmental justice and the cleanup of Vieques Sherrie L. Baver Sociología Vieques Superfund Puerto Rico environmental justice environmental movement The struggle to expel the Navy from Vieques hasbeen one of the few issues that unified Puerto Ricansof all political perspectives. Most observ e r sp o rtrayed the protest as a stru ggle for humanrights or cultural nationalism. This essay arguesthat, in addition, it can be seen as a struggle forenvironmental justice. While this was partly trueduring the struggles first stage, which ended in May2003, this is especially true in analyzing the seco n dstage, for decontamination and development. Fi n a lly,adopting an environmental j u s t i ce fr a m ewo r kshould not be seen as minimizing or localizing thes i g n i f i c a n ce of mobilization. Ra t h e r, contrary tosome criticisms, environmental justice analyses canhighlight injustices at the systemic level. 2006 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718106 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.XVIII |
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| publisher | The City University of New York |
| spellingShingle | Environmental justice and the cleanup of Vieques Sherrie L. Baver Sociología Vieques Superfund Puerto Rico environmental justice environmental movement Environmental justice and the cleanup of Vieques Sherrie L. Baver Sociología Vieques Superfund Puerto Rico environmental justice environmental movement The struggle to expel the Navy from Vieques hasbeen one of the few issues that unified Puerto Ricansof all political perspectives. Most observ e r sp o rtrayed the protest as a stru ggle for humanrights or cultural nationalism. This essay arguesthat, in addition, it can be seen as a struggle forenvironmental justice. While this was partly trueduring the struggles first stage, which ended in May2003, this is especially true in analyzing the seco n dstage, for decontamination and development. Fi n a lly,adopting an environmental j u s t i ce fr a m ewo r kshould not be seen as minimizing or localizing thes i g n i f i c a n ce of mobilization. Ra t h e r, contrary tosome criticisms, environmental justice analyses canhighlight injustices at the systemic level. 2006 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718106 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.XVIII |
| title | Environmental justice and the cleanup of Vieques |
| topic | Sociología Vieques Superfund Puerto Rico environmental justice environmental movement |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37718106 |