Why or why not?
2007-02-22 09:03:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
One can argue weather environmental decisions are made on the basis of race or economics. Either way, poor neighborhoods are subject to greater environmental stresses because rich folks have the NIMBY(not in my back yard) attitude, and can afford the legal protections to enforce their issues. So undesirable uses of land (dumps, power generation, factories, land fills) typically end up in poor neighborhoods.
2007-02-22 09:17:10 · answer #1 · answered by mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It varies by scale, local to global, but it's there. It does not have to be intentional, I think it exists not out of racial animosity but primarily because of socio-economic differences.
Global example: the wold sends ships to Coasts of India to be broken down for recycling. It's an environmentally messy and dangerous job. Why does the entire world think this is the best place to send this pollution?
Local: Where are the heaviest industries that cause the most pollution in your city? Are they near the most affluent parts of town? My bet is..no for 99%
2007-02-22 09:19:52 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Garbage was always dumped in the bad part of town, since it was cheaper to do so and poor people had little political power, regardless of race. Now who was responsible for making that part of town "bad?"
2007-02-22 09:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by REV. JESSE LEE PETERSON 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. In certain neighborhoods u see incinerators and other hazardous things and in other neighborhoods u don't. I see it all of the time especially since I live in NYC.
2007-02-22 09:12:02 · answer #4 · answered by : ) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, I can find plenty of brothers where I live.
2007-02-22 09:17:36 · answer #5 · answered by tookiespride 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋