What is it about?
Environmental justice theorists disagreed on whether it is race or class that is producing differential environmental impacts on people of color. This theory attempts to transcend the debate by delving into the historical and structural roots of the problem to prove that when it comes to African Americans a broader conception of race that encompasses economic variables should be adopted.
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Why is it important?
The article tries to settle a long-standing debate within environmental justice scholarship, a debate that is not helping disadvantaged people in any way.
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I wish this article forms a starting point that can be used by environmental justice theorists to focus more on solutions that can help those African Americans impacted by environmental stressors understand better their situation and look forward to better options
Dr. Elyes E Hanafi
university of Manouba, Tunis
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This page is a summary of: The Spa-cial Formation Theory: Transcending the Race-Class Binary in Environmental Justice Literature, Antipode, July 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/anti.12272.
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