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Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice is a principle of environmental governance that ensures the equitable distribution of environmental benefits and burdens while addressing the disproportionate environmental hazards and decision-making exclusion experienced by low-income and marginalized communities.

5.8K

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386.9K

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10.7K

Authors

2.9K

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2017–2026

2.6K

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Planetary Boundaries: Exploring the Safe Operating Space for Humanity

Johan Rockström, Will Steffen, Kevin J. Noone et al. · Ecology and Society · 2009 · 7K citations · Full text

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The restorative benefits of nature: Toward an integrative framework

Stephen Kaplan · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 1995 · 6.5K citations

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Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: The challenge of making cities ‘just green enough’

Jennifer Wolch, Jason Byrne, Joshua Newell · Landscape and Urban Planning · 2014 · 4.1K citations · Full text

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Beyond Freedom and Dignity.

Robert Boguslaw, B. F. Skinner · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1972 · 3.6K citations

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Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality.

Bruce H. Wade, Robert D. Bullard · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1991 · 1.5K citations

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Authors

10.7K

  1. BK
    Benjamin K. Sovacool

    University of Sussex, United Kingdom

    30 publications · 7.1K citations

    28

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  2. IA
    Isabelle Anguelovski

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

    31 publications · 4.9K citations

    27

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  3. SE
    Sara E. Grineski

    The University of Texas at El Paso, United States

    29 publications · 1.8K citations

    25

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  4. JC
    Jayajit Chakraborty

    The University of Texas at El Paso, United States

    28 publications · 2.5K citations

    24

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  5. TW
    Timothy W. Collins

    The University of Texas at El Paso, United States

    25 publications · 1.6K citations

    23

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Institutions

2.9K

  1. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

    53 h-index

    257 publications

    36.3K citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    45 h-index

    164 publications

    18.8K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    39 h-index

    122 publications

    14.6K citations

  4. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    38 h-index

    82 publications

    16.3K citations

  5. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    37 h-index

    102 publications

    7.6K citations

  6. University of East Anglia

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    77 publications

    15.2K citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    35 h-index

    134 publications

    18.1K citations

  8. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    35 h-index

    80 publications

    111.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 147 publications · 17.8K citations

    69

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  2. Energy Research & Social Science

    ERSS · 118 publications · 8.3K citations

    53

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  3. Local Environment

    136 publications · 5.5K citations

    42

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  4. Geoforum

    66 publications · 5.6K citations

    40

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  5. Environmental Politics

    79 publications · 8.2K citations

    40

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See also

Environmental Justice

Core Principles

Community Participation

Assessment Methods

Historical Roots

Governance Mechanisms