Environmental justice discourse centers maldistribution over recognition or participation

Evidence

Most discussions of environmental justice focus on maldistribution—the fact that poor communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color get fewer environmental goods, more environmental bads, and less environmental protection. Some examiners of the movement and the concept of environmental justice have emphasized the importance of procedural justice and participation (Lake 1996; Shrader-Frechette 2002). — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 34

Categorization

• XREF: Sets up the gap — recognition and capabilities absent from environmental justice literature — that the reader can test against Legal Systems and Eco-Justice course materials. — connects to: Distribution remains the most cited dimension of environmental justice despite broader definitions — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 207; Environmental review documents omit or erase the communities they harm — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 1071; Environmental justice comprises recognition and participation as well as distribution — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 12 (+7 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Global environmental justice movements target misrecognition, exclusion, and incapacity alongside inequity #contradicts (0.90) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 298
• Misrecognition of identities drives environmental justice groups to demand recognition. #contradicts (0.85) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 226
• Few academics apply recognition theory within environmental justice scholarship #corroborates (0.80) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 218
• Justice dimensions are inseparable in global environmental movement discourse #contradicts (0.80) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 333
• Ecological justice theory must pluralize into recognition and capability discourses #contradicts (0.75) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 420