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This is the first book devoted entirely to summarizing the body of community-engaged research on environmental justice, how we can conduct more of it, and how we can do it better. It shows how community-engaged research makes unique contributions to environmental justice for Black, Indigenous, people of color, and low-income communities by centering local knowledge, building truth from the ground up, producing actionable data that can influence decisions, and transforming researchers’ relationships to communities so that they are more equitable and mutually beneficial. The book offers a critical synthesis of relevant research in many fields, outlines the main steps in conducting community-engaged research, evaluates the major research methods used, suggests new directions, and addresses overcoming institutional barriers to scholarship in academia. The coauthors employ an original framework that shows how community-engaged research and environmental justice align, which links research on the many topics treated in the chapters—from public health, urban planning, and conservation to law and policy, community economic development, and food justice and sovereignty.
Edited by:
Chad Raphael,
Martha Matsuoka
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780520384330
ISBN 10: 0520384334
Pages: 338
Publication Date: 02 April 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Foundations 1. Environmental Justice Martha Matsuoka and Chad Raphael 2. Community-Engaged Research Chad Raphael and Martha Matsuoka Part 2: Collaborations 3. Preparation for Community-Engaged Research Floridalma Boj Lopez, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka 4. The Community-Engaged Research Process Julie E. Lucero, Erika Marquez, Martha Matsuoka, and Chad Raphael 5. Transforming Academia for Community-Engaged Research Felicia M. Mitchell, Celestina Castillo, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka Part 3:Applications 6. Research Methods and Methodologies Ryan Petteway, Sarah Commodore, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka 7. Law, Policy, Regulation, and Public Participation Carolina Prado, Zsea Bowmani, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka 8. Community Economic Development Miriam Solis, Martha Matsuoka, and Chad Raphael 9. Public Health Ryan Petteway, R. David Rebanal, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka 10. Food Justice and Food Sovereignty Vera L. Chang, Teresa Mares, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka 11. Urban and Regional Planning Ana Isabel Baptista, Martha Matsuoka, and Chad Raphael 12. Conservation Ashwin J. Ravikumar, Deniss Martinez, Jeanyna Garcia, Malaya Jules, Chad Raphael, and Martha Matsuoka References List of Contributors
Chad Raphael is Professor of Communication, and Co-Coordinator of the Environmental Justice and the Common Good Initiative, at Santa Clara University. He has been a community organizer, funder, and researcher for environmental justice for over twenty-five years. Martha Matsuoka is Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Executive Director of the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College. She grew up in the movement for environmental justice which continues to anchor and inform her teaching, research, and activism.
