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Goshen Learns Environmental Planning, Gregg P. Macey

Gregg P. Macey

In many respects, the environmental justice movement holds a mirror to the field of planning. A growing body of evidence suggests that land use controls and statutory frameworks can contribute to the overburdening of low-income and minority districts with the hazards of industrial pollution. At the same time, the distributional effects of planning practice are seldom countered with attempts to adequately enforce industrial performance standards, set up emergency response capabilities, protect residents from the effects of pollution, or include residents in decision-making. This paper documents the efforts of Goshen, North Carolina, an agricultural community that has survived from Reconstruction to …