Robert D Bullard: 3 books
The Wrong Complexion for Protection
How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2012
When the images of desperate, hungry, thirsty, sick, mostly black people circulated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent to the whole country that race did indeed matter when it came to government assistance. In The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert D. Bullard and Beverly...
Race, Place, and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina
Struggles to Reclaim, Rebuild, and Revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans leaving death and destruction across the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama Gulf Coast counties. The lethargic and inept emergency response that followed exposed institutional flaws, poor planning, and false assumptions that are...
Dumping In Dixie
Race, Class, And Environmental Quality, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
This book provides the major economic, social, and psychological impacts associated with the siting of noxious facilities and their significance in mobilizing the African American community. It explores the barriers to environmental and social justice experienced by African Americans.