From environmental loss to resistance : infrastructure and the struggle for justice in North America /

North Americans have reached a socioenvironmental tipping point and stand at a critical juncture where social transformation has become necessary to secure a stable and desirable future. As hurricanes destroy coastal areas that once hosted schools and homes, petroleum refineries choke nearby communi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Loadenthal, Michael (Editor), Rekow, Lea (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Environmental justice > North America. Environmental sociology > North America. Infrastructure (Economics) > Environmental aspects > North America. Sustainable development > North America. North America > Environmental conditions > 21st century.

Table of Contents:

Preface / Carol J. Adams
Introduction: From crisis to response / Michael Loadenthal and Lea Rekow
Grief, grit, and gratitude : finding resilience in the face of climate change / Jan Inglis
Environmental loss and eco-sabotage : a (not so) radical response / Michael Loadenthal
Environmental policy and neoliberal politics : negotiating beyond the 'third way' / Lea Rekow
Dams, boundaries and the rising spirit of reciprocity / Eileen Delehanty Pearkes
Water justice crises and resistance strategies / Zoë Roller
Environmentalist resistance in the world of infrastructural brutalism / Michael Truscello
Border walls and bridging work : cultivating resilience in spaces of control / Randall Amster
Conclusion: The importance of embedded voices / Michael Loadenthal and Lea Rekow.