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Climate_Change_Resilience_And_Fairness_H.Pdf, Carmen G. Gonzalez, Alice Kaswan, Robert Verchick, Yee Huang, Nowal Jamhour, Shawn Bowen
Climate_Change_Resilience_And_Fairness_H.Pdf, Carmen G. Gonzalez, Alice Kaswan, Robert Verchick, Yee Huang, Nowal Jamhour, Shawn Bowen
Carmen G. Gonzalez
A common refrain in New Orleans is that water flows away from money. From the Crescent City down to the bayou, the communities most vulnerable to floodwaters suffer not simply because of geography and topography, but because of multiple social vulnerabilities. As policymakers in Louisiana and throughout the Gulf Coast region grapple with climate change adaptation, they must do so in a way that deliberately and effectively engages vulnerable communities in the planning process. This paper explores a number of community-level strategies for adaptation, with a special focus on ensuring the individuals and communities they are meant to protect have …
The Environmental Justice Implications Of Biofuels, Carmen G. Gonzalez
The Environmental Justice Implications Of Biofuels, Carmen G. Gonzalez
Carmen G. Gonzalez
Analyses of the viability of biofuels as alternatives to fossil fuels have
often adopted a technocratic approach that focuses on environmental
consequences, but places less emphasis on the impact that biofuels may have
on vulnerable populations. This Article fills the gap in the existing literature
by evaluating biofuels through the lens of environmental justice – including
climate justice and food justice. The Article examines the impact of biofuels
on the global food system and on the planet’s most food-insecure
populations. It concludes that the laws and policies promoting the
cultivation of biofuels have contributed to global malnourishment by raising
food …