** RGS-IBG Annual Conference. Call for papers in session.**
Environment, justice and health inequalities
In recent years the dominant discourse in environmental justice research
has been concerned with notions of distributive justice. Studies
adopting this utilitarian perspective have tended to consider the
socio-spatial distribution of environmental ‘goods’ and ‘bads’. A common
conclusion is that low socio-economic, ethnic minority and other
vulnerable groups and places are often disadvantaged in terms of the
availability of environmental resources or contact with environmental
burdens. More recently, environmental justice scholars have challenged
the dominance of the distributional approach. They have called for a
reorientation that includes a consideration of (i) the processes
underlying the maldistribution of resources and (ii) how the
distribution of resources affects health and well-being. To date,
despite its obvious potential, there has been little geographical work
at the intersection of the fields of environmental justice and health
inequalities.
The aim of this session is to bring together papers from an
interdisciplinary group of researchers concerned with issues of
environmental justice and health. This session, organised by the Centre
for Research on Environment Society and Health (CRESH), seeks papers
which address the following non exhaustive list of possible topics
including climate change, health behaviours, salutogenic environments
and vulnerability.
Deadline for submitting abstracts is Friday 2nd of December.
Please send abstracts up to a maximum of 250 words, proposed titles and
5 keywords (clearly stating name, institution, and contact details) to
Niamh Shortt ([log in to unmask]), Jamie Pearce
([log in to unmask]), Richard Mitchell
([log in to unmask]) and Elizabeth Richardson
([log in to unmask])
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Dr Niamh K Shortt
Lecturer in Human Geography
Institute of Geography
School of GeoSciences
University of Edinburgh
Drummond Street
EDINBURGH EH8 9XP
Scotland
Centre for Research on Environment Society and Health (CRESH)
http://cresh.org.uk/
email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: + 44 131 651 7130
Fax: + 44 131 650 2524
Working days: Monday to Thursday
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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