This is an examination of the awareness of environmental and social justice issues in the former Soviet republics - from the Western-style democracies of the Baltic region to the totalitarian regimes of Central Asia - and the resulting activism in those states.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
The intersection of food and immigration in North America, from the macroscale of national policy to the microscale of immigrants' lived, daily foodways. This volume considers the intersection of food and immigration at both the macroscale of national policy and the microscale of immigrant foodways--the intimate, daily performances of identity, culture, and community through food.OCLC-licensed …
Documents how racial and social inequalities are built into our food system, and how communities are creating environmentally sustainable and socially just alternatives.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Case studies demonstrate the spatial disconnect between global consumption and production and its effects on local environmental quality and human rights.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
The work makes a case for understanding cities as shared spaces and venues for collaboration; and proposes policies and practices to share cities fairly. It argues that with modern technologies the intersection of urban space and cyberspace provides an unrivalled platform for more just, inclusive and environmentally efficient economies and societies rooted in a sharing culture.OCLC-licensed ven…