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Addressing Environmental Gentrification: Improving Environmental Health For Children And Youth Without Displacement, Tania Schusler, Amy Krings
Addressing Environmental Gentrification: Improving Environmental Health For Children And Youth Without Displacement, Tania Schusler, Amy Krings
Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works
Historically, low income communities and communities of color have borne the brunt of environmental pollution with limited access to environmental amenities. This has arisen, in part, due to marginalized communities’ lack of access and influence in environmental decision making, as well as legacies of racial and ethnic housing segregation (Cole & Foster, 2001). Environmental justice concerns include the disproportionate placement and inequitable regulation of polluting facilities in areas populated by people who are poor and/or racial minorities (Bryant, 1995: Bullard, 1993; Mohai & Bryant, 1992; Lavelle & Coyle, 1992). The inequitable distribution of environmental pollution is especially problematic for children’s …
Appraising Chicago's Homeless Policy: Interviews With Chicago's Homeless Population, Center For Urban Research And Learning, Christine George, Susan Grossman, Michael Sosin
Appraising Chicago's Homeless Policy: Interviews With Chicago's Homeless Population, Center For Urban Research And Learning, Christine George, Susan Grossman, Michael Sosin
Center for Urban Research and Learning: Publications and Other Works
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Children's Rights Are Human Rights- An Introductory Handbook For Students And Professionals, Claire Bedard
Children's Rights Are Human Rights- An Introductory Handbook For Students And Professionals, Claire Bedard
Center for the Human Rights of Children
This handbook is intended for students and professionals of all disciplines- either closely or remotely connected to serving the needs of children. The goal of this handbook is to advance the cause of children everywhere.