Assigned Readings

Green & Haines, Ch. 6 & 10; Wheeler & Beatley, Part II, section on Environmental Justice and Social Equity (p. 141-156)

Ballet, J., Sirven, N. & Requiers-Desjardins, M. (2007). Social capital and natural resource management: A critical perspective. Journal of Environmental Development 16(4), 355-374.

Putnam, R. (1995). Bowling alone: America's declining social capital. Journal of Democracy 6(1), 65-78.

Class Preparation

During this portion of the semester you are expected to serve as the "resident expert" and group discussion leader for one topical area. We will cover three topical areas this week. If you are the designated expert for the week, prepare the usual summary for your colleagues. Include in your discussion all of the required readings for your topic. Note that you are expected to provide the usual annotated bibliography for these and other references that you find. Be thorough and complete. You are also expected to lead the discussion in class -- about 45 minutes of discussion. I strongly encourage you to prepare a few introductory comments, based on your summary, and to develop questions that you can pose to us as a group to lead the discussion.

Environmental Justice

Agyeman, J. (2005). Alternatives for community and environment: Where justice and sustainability meet Environment 47(6), 10-23.

Heinz, T.L. (2005) From civil rights to environmental rights: Constructions of race, community and identity in three African American newspapers' coverage of the environmental justice movement. Journal of Communication Inquity 29(1), 47-65.

Kwate, N.O.A. (2007) Fried chicken and fresh apples: Racial segregation as a fundamental cause of fast food density in black neighborhoods. Health & Place 14(1), 32-44.

Networks & "Connections"

Sharp, J.S. (2001). Locating the community field: A study of interorganizational network structure and capacity for community action. Rural Sociology 66(3), 403-424.

Maloutas, T. & Malouta, M.P. (2004). The glass menagerie of urban governance and social cohesion: concepts and states/concepts as stakes. International Journal of Urban & Regional Research 28(2), 449-465.

Rydin, Y., Holman, N., Hands, V. & Sommer, F. (2003). Incorporating sustainable development concerns into an urban regeneration project: How politics can defeat procedures. 46(4), 545-561.

Empowerment? Community Identity?

Backstrand, K. (2004). Scientisation vs. civic expertise in environmental governance: Eco-feminist, eco-modern and post-modern responses. Environmental Politics 13(4), 695-714.

Baker, D. & Refsgaard, K. (2007). Institutional development and scale matching in disaster response management. Ecological Economics 63(2/3), 331-343.

Cohen, D.A., Inagami, S. & Finch, B. (2008). The built environment and collective efficacy. Health & Place 14(2), 198-208.

Meegan, R. & Mitchell, A. (2001.) 'It's not community round here, it's neighbourhood': Neighbourhood change and cohesion in urban regeneration policies. Urban Studies 38(12), 2167-2194.

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