Slow harms and citizen action : environmental degradation and policy change in Latin American cities /

Chronicles the struggle against toxic exposure in urban Latin America. By examining cities in Argentina, Colombia, and Peru, Veronica Herrera shows how local movements fighting for pollution remediation can ally with resourced outsiders for impactful change. Moreover, Herrera illustrates how the mos...

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1. Verfasser:
Herrera, Veronica Maria Sol
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Zusammenfassung:
Chronicles the struggle against toxic exposure in urban Latin America. By examining cities in Argentina, Colombia, and Peru, Veronica Herrera shows how local movements fighting for pollution remediation can ally with resourced outsiders for impactful change. Moreover, Herrera illustrates how the most successful environmental movements occurred in settings where established human rights movements had previously helped dismantle state-sponsored militarized violence.
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2024.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-766904-2
0-19-766906-9
Schlagworte:
Urban pollution > Latin America.
Environmentalism > Latin America > Citizen participation.
Environmental degradation > Latin America.
Water > Pollution > Latin America.
Community organization > Latin America.
Environment and Ecology.
The environment.
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