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Publications
16
Citations
1.4K
H-Index
13
Active since
2001
Affiliations
Queens College, CUNY(Current)
The Graduate Center, CUNY
City University of New York
Queens University of Charlotte
Melissa Checker is an author at Queens College, CUNY specializing in social sciences, environmental justice, and activism.
Publications per year
2001–2022
Wiped Out by the “Greenwave”: Environmental Gentrification and the Paradoxical Politics of Urban Sustainability
Melissa Checker · City & Society · 2011 · 693 citations
Social Sciences, Urban Planning, Urban Studies +15
Why green “climate gentrification” threatens poor and vulnerable populations
Isabelle Anguelovski, James J. Connolly, Hamil Pearsall et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2019 · 312 citations · Full text
Social Sciences, Environmental Planning, Urban Studies +17
“But I Know It’s True”: Environmental Risk Assessment, Justice, and Anthropology
Melissa Checker · Human Organization · 2007 · 119 citations
Social Sciences, Anthropology, Ethnic Studies +15
Anthropology in the Public Sphere, 2008: Emerging Trends and Significant Impacts
Melissa Checker · American Anthropologist · 2009 · 38 citations
Social Sciences, Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology +11
Stop FEMA Now: Social media, activism and the sacrificed citizen
Melissa Checker · Geoforum · 2016 · 31 citations
Social Sciences, Communication, Political Communication +16
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