Geographies of race and ethnicity II

@article{Pulido2017GeographiesOR,
  title={Geographies of race and ethnicity II},
  author={Laura Pulido},
  journal={Progress in Human Geography},
  year={2017},
  volume={41},
  pages={524 - 533}
}
  • L. Pulido
  • Published 1 August 2017
  • Sociology
  • Progress in Human Geography
In this report I argue that environmental racism is constituent of racial capitalism. While the environmental justice movement has been a success on many levels, there is compelling evidence that it has not succeeded in actually improving the environments of vulnerable communities. One reason for this is because we are not conceptualizing the problem correctly. I build my argument by first emphasizing the centrality of the production of social difference in creating value. Second, I review how… 
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