Paper Topic:

Short answer

Running head : BOOK ANALYSIS

Environmental Racism : Answers to Short Questions

[NAME]

[INSTITUTION]

[PROFESSOR]

[CLASS /COURSE]

Environmental Racism : Short Answers

SHORT QUESTION ANSWER 2

From the perspective of the course , what factors explain why there is a concentration of environmental hazards in some communities

The main reason behind the exposure of some communities to significantly more environmental hazards as compared to other communities is mainly due to the tasks in which hazardous materials are constantly processed or utilized . In addition , the racial composition as well as the

social condition of a community has also been noted as a possible reason for the distribution and placement of environmental hazards

SHORT QUESTION ANSWER 3

What institutions are involved in the process of approving waste disposal facilities ? Why do you think they approved so many sites (say how many ) in Chester , Pennsylvania

In Chester , Pennsylvania , the main institution that controls the approval of waste disposal facilities is the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection , which to date have approved the construction of five different waste disposal facilities in the area (Cole and Foster , 2000 . Such a number of waste disposal facilities being approved are mainly caused by the actions of the officials especially those in control of Delaware . Specifically , the overall lack of concern for the underprivileged is causative to the hasty approval of such facilities (Cole and Foster , 2000

SHORT QUESTION ANSWER 4

What surprised you most about the environmental racism issues in the United States

Personally , the occurrence of environmental racism itself is...

2 pages

36.0 KB

Free sing-up