Environmental Racialization: Linking Racialization to the Environment in Canada

Autor: Cheryl Teelucksingh
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Local Environment. 12:645-661
ISSN: 1469-6711
1354-9839
Popis: This paper introduces the concept of environmental racialization to account for how race is socially and spatially organized in large Canadian cities. Drawing on a theoretical analysis of the notion of intentionality as conceived in environmental justice literature, the argument is made that claims of environmental racism must include direct a connection between agent's subjective racist intent and the powerful racist outcomes. In contrast, environmental racialization recognizes that agents’ intentional actions can result in unpurposeful racist outcomes, even if these outcomes are systemic. The case study of the community of Mid-Scarborough in Toronto illustrates the relevance of the concept of environment racialization.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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