{"product_id":"toxic-truths-environmental-justice-and-citizen-science-in-a-post-truth-age-hardcover","title":"Toxic Truths: Environmental Justice and Citizen Science in a Post-Truth Age - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThom Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlice Mah\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePost-truth politics have threatened science itself. Drawing on case studies from around the world, \u003ci\u003eToxic Truths\u003c\/i\u003e examines enduring issues and new challenges for tackling environmental injustice in a post-truth age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebates over science, facts, and values are pivotal in the struggle for environmental justice. For decades, environmental justice activists have campaigned against the misuse of science, engaging in community-led citizen science that champions knowledge produced by and for ordinary people living with environmental risks and hazards. However, post-truth politics have threatened science itself. \u003ci\u003eToxic Truths\u003c\/i\u003e examines the relationship between environmental justice and citizen science, focusing on enduring issues and new challenges in a post-truth age. The volume features a range of community-based participatory environmental health and justice research projects that seek to establish different ways of sensing, witnessing, and interpreting environmental injustice. From struggles in American hog country and contaminated indigenous communities, to local environmental controversies in Spain and China, this volume examines political strategies for seeking environmental justice. With international, interdisciplinary contributions from distinguished authors, emerging scholars, and community activists, \u003ci\u003eToxic truths\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for those seeking to understand the cutting edge of citizen science and activism around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebates over science, facts, and values are pivotal in the struggle for environmental justice. For decades, environmental justice activists have campaigned against the misuse of science, engaging in community-led citizen science that champions knowledge produced by and for ordinary people living with environmental risks and hazards. However, post-truth politics have threatened science itself. Toxic Truths examines the relationship between environmental justice and citizen science, focusing on enduring issues and new challenges in a post-truth age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The volume features a range of community-based participatory environmental health and justice research projects that seek to establish different ways of sensing, witnessing, and interpreting environmental injustice. From struggles in American hog country and contaminated indigenous communities, to local environmental controversies in Spain and China, this volume examines political strategies for seeking environmental justice. With international, interdisciplinary contributions from distinguished authors, emerging scholars, and community activists, Toxic truths is essential reading for those seeking to understand the cutting edge of citizen science and activism around the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThom Davies is Assistant Professor in the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alice Mah is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732242329907,"sku":"9781526137029","price":85.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/T0x4Y3pvcktyUVpJQkdjU3lUN2k1Zz09.webp?v=1763884921","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/toxic-truths-environmental-justice-and-citizen-science-in-a-post-truth-age-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}