Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice
THE QUEST FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND
CLIMATE JUSTICE
Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning
and Environmental Policy
Texas Southern University
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Books I’ve Written:
It’s just
one
book, but don’t tell anybody…
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Invisible Houston
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Dumping in Dixie
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People of Color Environmental Groups
Directory
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In Search of the New South
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Growth and Decline of a Sunbelt Boomtown
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Confronting Environmental Racism
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Residential Apartheid
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Unequal Protection
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Just Transportation
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Sprawl City
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Highway Robbery
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Just Sustainabilities
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The Quest for Environmental Justice
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Growing Smarter
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The Black Metropolis in the Twenty-First
Century
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Race, Place, and Environmental Justice After
Hurricane Katrina
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Environmental Health and Racial Equity in
the United States
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The Wrong Complexion for Protection
Climate Change
Climate change is more than parts per million and
greenhouse gases.
It’s also about
JUSTICE
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Environmental Justice
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Climate Justice
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Economic Justice
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Health Justice
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Housing Justice
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Energy Justice
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Transportation Justice
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Food & Water Justice
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Reproductive Justice
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Racial Justice
Time to Build Just and
Sustainable Communities for All
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Sustainability and climate action plans must
address environmental and racial justice
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Transportation injustice
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Energy, food, and water insecurity
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Equitable development
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Families below poverty
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Health, income, and wealth gap
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Addressing equity is a prerequisite to
achieving healthy and climate resilient
communities
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Thank You!
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Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D.
Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland
School of Public Affairs
Texas Southern University
Houston, TX 77004
Phone: 713-313-6840
Fax: 713-313-7153
:
Robert.Bullard@tsu.edu
Twitter: @DrBobBullard
Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D., discusses environmental and climate justice, connecting the dots for a sustainable future by addressing issues like equity in sustainability, transportation, energy, and racial justice. Learn more about the quest for justice and building just and sustainable communities."
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THE QUEST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy Texas Southern University
CONNECTING THE DOTS CONNECTING THE DOTS Running a Marathon Running a Marathon- - Relay for Relay for JUSTICE JUSTICE 2
Books Ive Written: It s just one book, but don t tell anybody Invisible Houston Dumping in Dixie People of Color Environmental Groups Directory In Search of the New South Growth and Decline of a Sunbelt Boomtown Confronting Environmental Racism Residential Apartheid Unequal Protection Just Transportation Sprawl City Highway Robbery Just Sustainabilities The Quest for Environmental Justice Growing Smarter The Black Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century Race, Place, and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina Environmental Health and Racial Equity in the United States The Wrong Complexion for Protection 4
Climate Change Climate change is more than parts per million and greenhouse gases. It s also about JUSTICE: Environmental Justice Climate Justice Economic Justice Health Justice Housing Justice Energy Justice Transportation Justice Food & Water Justice Reproductive Justice Racial Justice
Time to Build Just and Sustainable Communities for All Sustainability and climate action plans must address environmental and racial justice Transportation injustice Energy, food, and water insecurity Equitable development Families below poverty Health, income, and wealth gap Addressing equity is a prerequisite to achieving healthy and climate resilient communities 6
Thank You! Robert D. Bullard, Ph.D. Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs Texas Southern University Houston, TX 77004 Phone: 713-313-6840 Fax: 713-313-7153 E-Mail: Robert.Bullard@tsu.edu Twitter: @DrBobBullard 7
