Environmental Justice is the "fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. This goal will be achieved when everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards, and has equal access to the decision-making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work (EPA, 2023)
Navigate our resources that are geared towards environmental justice by clicking on the tabs to the left. Skim the titles to see if the resource covers your SDG.
What are the sources and how can I use them?
Scholarly articles
- The scientists' BEST high-quality resource. They are written by experts in academic or professional fields. They are excellent sources for finding out what has been studied or researched on a topic as well as to find bibliographies that point to other relevant sources of information.
- Best used when you want to provide solid evidence to support your research - backed with data, charts, tables, expertise...etc.
Academic Books
- VERY high-quality. They are also typically written by experts. Books are usually better for providing an overall picture of a topic.
Encyclopedias
- Collections of essays that provide concise, factual and accurate background information on a topic - the Who, What, When, Where, Why.
- Best used to get an overview of the environmental justice issues that are related to your SDG.
Websites
- Freely available on line for anyone to make and create content without having to prove the accuracy of anything they put on the website. We will be looking at websites that are run by government agencies, since they have more of an expert review process before they can publish information online.
- Best used when you can verify the quality of the author and the information presented, and for a more "common language" approach to complex ideas.
Comics/Graphic Novels
- Similar in style to a magazine and typically present a serialized story in the form of a visual comic strip. Sometimes they present novels in a more visual manner.
- Best used as visual aids in your storymaps and can be used to get a better grasp on what the public thinks of environmental justice issues. These are not typically considered "high quality" sources, but have their place in your research if used well.
