Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago

By David Naguib Pellow

Book Overview

In this text, David Pellow describes the politics of garbage in Chicago. He shows how garbage affects residents in vulnerable communities and poses health risks to those who dispose of it. He follows the trash, the pollution, the hazards, and the people who encountered them in the period 1880-2000. What unfolds is a tug of war among social movements, government, and industry over how we manage our waste, who benefits, and who pays the costs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262162121
• ISBN13: 9780262162128
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"