Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary (2002) / Chapter Skim
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6 Human Health and the Social Environment
6 Human Health and the Social Environment
Pages 44-47
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They also described the tenets of the environmental justice movement, discussed areas in which environmental justice is still needed, and emphasized the importance of bringing environmental justice to bear in every part of society. SOCIAL CAPITAL Economists often define accumulated items of worth as capital, a limited resource that enhances productivity.
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A survey was recently undertaken by 40 community foundations across the nation to establish benchmark levels of social capital within their respective geographic areas (Saguaro Seminar, 2002~. The study measured levels of trust, diversity and friendship, political participation, informal socializing, civic and associational involvement, giving and volunteering, and faith-based engagement.
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The movement embraces the principle that all communities have a right to equal protection under the laws and regulations governing the environment, housing, transportation, and civil rights. Environmental justice ensures that no population, because of policy or economic disempowerment, is forced to bear a disproportionate burden of the negative human health or environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental consequences (Bullard, 1996~.
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Nationally, 57 percent of whites, 65 percent of African Americans, and 80 percent of Hispanics live in areas with substandard air quality (Wernett and Nieves, 1992~. The poor air quality has a disproportionate impact on the health of poor children, poor adults, and people of color.
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