Jason Corburn, Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health Justice

摘要

The notion of environmental justice, or "environmental inequality" as it is often expressed in the UK, explores the association between environmental exposure and affluence, social class, age profile, gender or ethnicity. In the USA, the idea of environmental justice grew because evidence indicated associations between greater exposure to harmful environmental outcomes and residential locations of black and ethnic minority communities. A recent review of research in the UK highlighted a number of mechanisms through which environmental inequalities manifest in society, from local to global issues (Lucas et al., 2004).rnAs the need to understand environmental outcomes and their impact on communities grows, so greater emphasis comes to be placed on justice and equity. It becomes necessary to understand communities' attitudes and their local knowledge of the environment, to identify local action priorities and appropriate ameliorating policies and decisions.