Economic Growth Versus the Environment

The Politics of Wealth, Health and Air Pollution

• Author(s): J. Cherni,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 235
• ISBN_10: 1403907137
  ISBN_13: 9781403907134
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / General , Business & Economics / Economics / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy , Science / Environmental Science , Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Business & Economics / Development / General , Political Science / History & Theory , Business & Economics / Environmental Economics , Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development ,

Description:... Judith A. Cherni presents a critical text of interdisciplinary research and a theoretical argued case for analyzing a physical/social problem with a political economic approach. The author identifies the convergence of global economic growth trends and the localization of environmental and health risks. Backed by scientific findings, she challenges the exclusive use of the natural sciences for explanation. Drawing also on participatory knowledge of local residents, she uses an original database of a large household survey in Houston, US.