Environmental Sociology - American Sociological Association

Week 7
Day 13 & 14, March 4 & 6 – Urban Development II: Atlanta and the Politics of Sprawl
Bullard, Robert D., Glenn S. Johnson, and Angel O. Torres. Eds. 2000. Sprawl City: Race,
Politics, and Planning in Atlanta. Washington, DC: Island Press. Chs. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8
Film: Subdivide and Conquer
Web Sites: Sierra Club Stop Sprawl Campaign – www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/
Sprawlwatch Clearinghouse – www.sprawlwatch.org/
Top 10 Influences on the American Metropolis of the Past 50 Years –
www.fanniemaefoundation.org/research/facts/wi99s1.html
Due, Day 13: Brief covering readings for Days 13 and 14
Spring Break – March 8-23
Week 8
Day 15 & 16, March 25 & 27 – Environmental Justice I: Environment and Race
Bullard, Robert. 1993. “Anatomy of Environmental Racism.” In Toxic Struggles: The Theory and
Practice of Environmental Justice. Ed. R. Hofrichter. Philadelphia: New Society
Publishers. Pp. 25-35.
Gedicks, Al. 1998. “Racism and Resource Colonization.” Ch. 10 in The Struggle for Ecological
Democracy: Environmental Justice Movements in the United States. Ed. D. Faber. New
York: Guilford Press. pp. 272-92.
Hamilton, Cynthia. 1993. “Coping with Industrial Exploitation” In Confronting Environmental
Racism. Voices from the Grassroots. Ed. R. D. Bullard. Boston: South End Press, pp. 63-
74.
Pulido, Laura. 1998. “Ecological Legitimacy and Cultural Essentialism: Hispano Grazing in the
Southwest.” Ch. 11 in The Struggle for Ecological Democracy: Environmental Justice
Movements in the United States. Ed. D. Faber. New York: Guilford Press. pp. 293-311.
Film: Witness to the Future: A Call for Environmental Action
River of Broken Promises
Due, Day 15: Brief covering readings for Days 15 and 16
Week 9
Day 17 & 18, April 1 & 3– Environmental Justice II: Environment and Class
White, Richard. 1996. “‘Are You an Environmentalist or Do You Work for a Living?’: Work and
Nature.” In Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature. Ed. W. Cronon.
New York: WW Norton. Pp. 171-185.
Faber, Daniel. 1998. “The Political Ecology of American Capitalism: New Challenges for the
Environmental Justice Movement.” Ch. 1 in The Struggle for Ecological Democracy:
Environmental Justice Movements in the United States. Ed. D. Faber. New York:
Guilford Press. pp. 27-59.
Levenstein, Charles and John Wooding. 1998. “Dying for a Living: Workers, Production, and the
Environment.” Ch. 2 in The Struggle for Ecological Democracy: Environmental Justice
Movements in the United States. Ed. D. Faber. New York: Guilford Press. pp. 60-80.
Di Chiro, Giovanna. 1998. “Environmental Justice from the Grassroots: Reflections on History,
Gender, and Expertise.” Ch. 4 in The Struggle for Ecological Democracy: Environmental
Justice Movements in the United States. Ed. D. Faber. New York: Guilford Press. pp.
104-36.
Foster, John Bellamy. 1998. “The Limits of Environmentalism without Class: Lessons from the
Ancient Forest Struggle in the Pacific Northwest.” Ch. 7 in The Struggle for Ecological
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