- Author(s): Grineski S.E., Juárez-Carrillo P.M.
- Author(s) ID: 11139615800;56003603100;
- Document Type: Book Chapter
- Publication Stage: Final
- Volume: 9789400741508 | Issue: | Article Number:
- Page Start – 179 | Page End – 198 | Page Count:
- Cited By: 4
- DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4150-8_10
- EID: Scopus2-s2.0-84931361194
Environmental injustice refers to the inequitable social and spatial distribution of environmental risks. Numerous environmental injustices are found along the US-Mexico border as degraded environments and socially marginalized communities coexist. The border region has a higher prevalence of chronic diseases and environmental health hazards that are coupled with higher rates of poverty and lower rates of access to affordable health care. This chapter catalogs and explains environmental injustices in the region at two scales: between the United States and Mexico and within border communities on each side. This chapter concludes by highlighting strategies for successfully achieving environmental justice, including linking local struggles for a safe environment to global discourses of justice and utilizing community health workers within a community-based participatory research frame. Resources for those looking to facilitate environmental justice and recommendations for achieving environmental justice are also provided. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. All rights reserved.
Social Justice in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region