Emerging Topics in Environmental Justice

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental Justice (EJ) research seeks to document and address the adverse and disproportionate environmental health and risk burdens associated with multiple dimensions of social inequality. Although its initial focus was on anthropogenic pollution, the scope of EJ research has expanded to encompass many other issues such as natural disasters, resource depletion, energy use, consumption patterns, food systems, climate change, and government policies that adversely affect the environment and health of particular social groups. Dimensions of social inequality examined have expanded beyond race and socioeconomic status to include age, ethnicity, disability, immigration status, indigenous identity, gender, and religion, as well as intersections between several dimensions of inequality. In a context of intensifying social inequalities, there is a growing need to further strengthen the EJ framework and continue diversifying its themes through cutting-edge research on emerging forms of environmental and health injustices.

This Topic Collection provides a forum for conceptual, methodological, and empirical scholarship on EJ. We welcome original case studies, literature reviews, critical evaluations of methodologies, and discussions of future research or data needs that focus on any aspect of EJ analysis, activism, and/or policy. Paper topics may include, but are not limited to, the following issues: anthropogenic hazards (e.g., air pollution); natural disasters (e.g., flooding); environmental health outcomes (e.g., cancer, respiratory illnesses); environmental amenities (e.g., parks, greenspace); environmental policies; climate change; food and agriculture; mining and resource extraction; water pollution and scarcity; and transportation.

Dr. Jayajit Chakraborty
Dr. Sara E. Grineski
Dr. Timothy W. Collins
Collection Editors

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