Scholars and activists investigate the emergence of a distinctively Latin American environmental justice movement, offering analysis and case studies that illustrate the connections between popular environmental mobilization and social justice in the region.
Acknowledgments viiIntroduction: Popular Environmentalism and Social Justice in Latin America David V. Carruthers 1Environmental Justice in Latin America? Global and Conceptual ChallengesTracing Race: Mapping Environmental Formations in Environmental Justice Research in Latin America Juanita Sundberg 25Contesting Trade Politics in the Americas: The Politics of Environmental Justice Peter Newell 49Grassroots Reframing of Environmental Struggles in Brazil Henri Acselrad 75Industrial Development and Environmental JusticeEnvironmental Conflicts and Environmental Justice in Argentina Carlos Reboratti 101Waste Practices and Politics: The Case of Oaxaca, Mexico Sarah A. Moore 119Where Local Meets Global: Environmental Justice on the US-Mexico Border David V. Carruthers 137Environmental Justice in Mexico: The Penoles Case Jordi Diez Reyes Rodriguez 161Land, Resources, and Environmental JusticeEcotourism, Park Systems, and Environmental Justice in Latin America Michele Zebich-Knos 185Environmental Justice and Agricultural Development in the Brazilian Cerrado Wendy Wolford 213Popular Protest and Unpopular Policies: State Restructuring, ResourceConflict, and Social Justice in Bolivia Tom Perreault 239The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Vieques, Puerto Rico Katherine T. McCaffrey 263Cultural Politics and the Essence of Life: Who Controls the Water? Stefanie Wickstrom 287About the Contributors 321Series List 323Index 325