<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper aims to critically analyse the theory of environmental racism as a part of the concept of environmental justice in order to point out possible overuse of the term racism. Through theoretical analysis, the author tries to prove that labelling any negative impacts of the environmental burden on racial or ethnic minorities with racism is an unnecessary overwork which moreover might be, according to available data, inconsistent with reality.</p></abstract>

The paper aims to critically analyse the theory of environmental racism as a part of the concept of environmental justice in order to point out possible overuse of the term racism. Through theoretical analysis, the author tries to prove that labelling any negative impacts of the environmental burden on racial or ethnic minorities with racism is an unnecessary overwork which moreover might be, according to available data, inconsistent with reality.

Is Environmental Racism Truly Racist?

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

EU agrarian Law

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The paper aims to critically analyse the theory of environmental racism as a part of the concept of environmental justice in order to point out possible...

Is Environmental Racism Truly Racist?

Data publikacji: 20 lip 2020

Zakres stron: 1 - 4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2020-0001

Słowa kluczowe
environmental justice, injustice, environmental racism, bias, causality, correlation, critique

© 2020 Kristián Čechmánek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Is Environmental Racism Truly Racist?

Data publikacji: 20 lip 2020

Zakres stron: 1 - 4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2020-0001

Słowa kluczoweenvironmental justice, injustice, environmental racism, bias, causality, correlation, critique

© 2020 Kristián Čechmánek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
environmental justice, injustice, environmental racism, bias, causality, correlation, critique