Distribution remains the most cited dimension of environmental justice despite broader definitions

Evidence

Even with this broad definition of environmental justice coming through in both the movement and the literature about it, the most often cited, and most obvious, evidence of environmental injustice is in the realm of distribution—specifically the inequitable share of environmental ills that poor communities and communities of color live with. Here, the focus is on how the distribution of environmental risks mirrors the inequity in socioeconomic and cultural status. As Dowie (1995: 141) has noted, ‘[w]hile created equal, all Americans were not, as things turned out, being poisoned equally’. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 207

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes that the distributive dimension of EJ targets the inequitable share of environmental bads poor and nonwhite communities bear.
• XREF: connects to: Environmental justice discourse centers maldistribution over recognition or participation — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 34; Global environmental justice movements define justice as distribution plus recognition, participation, and capabilities. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 276; Justice dimensions are inseparable in global environmental movement discourse — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 333 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Global environmental justice movements define justice as distribution plus recognition, participation, and capabilities. #corroborates (0.85) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 276
• The environmental justice movement’s founding principles integrated justice dimensions from its earliest moments. #corroborates (0.75) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 265
• Justice dimensions are inseparable in global environmental movement discourse #corroborates (0.72) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 333
• Environmental justice groups pursue community functioning beyond distributional equality #expands (0.72) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 258