The impact of race on environmental quality: an empirical and theoretical discussion

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The connection between race and environmental quality in the U.S. is analyzed through social science research on the interrelationship among race, class and the location of environmental health hazards. The review indicates the construction of hazardous waste sites in colored communities thereby implying the extent at which colored people are subject to health problems. Colored people, in this case, are of Latino, African, Native American and Asian-Pacific descent. This research on environmental racism is also instrumental in the formation of environmental justice movements.

Demographic aspects, Race, Environmental movement, Environmentalism, Environmental justice, Hazardous waste sites

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Science in environmental conflicts

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Science functions as shield, mechanism of accountability, discoverer and tool of persuasion in environmental conflicts. However, science is best applicable when used in the conventional context of discoverer. A well-planned decision method must first be developed with the mediation of scientific experts. Scientific knowledge and methods must be maximized by all parties concerned in laying the foundation for the construction of environmental rules. However, an agreement must first be reached to the effect that political issues are not deliberated during the proceeding.

Interpretation and construction, Science, Environmental law

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Mediation of environmental conflicts in Hawaii: win-win or co-optation?

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A land utilization conflict in Hawaii is analyzed through an analytic framework derived from structural class-centric state theory. This facilitates the evaluation of mediation as a state coping mechanism for settling conflicts in the interest of both government and industry. The findings contradict conventional notions of mediation as an effective method in the settlement of environmental conflicts. Consequently, it is suggested that such use of mediation in dispute resolutions is best explained in the context of the state's conflicting roles.

Hawaii, Dispute resolution (Law), Mediation

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