1996
DOI: 10.1007/bf01965670
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Environmental justice: A louisiana case study

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“…Frameworks around which such work can be organized include environmental justice and insuring informed consent. As Wigley and Schrader‐Frechette (1996) have argued with reference to the locating of a uranium enrichment facility near Homer, Louisiana, such a siting near an inhabited area would violate norms of distributive equity and free informed consent.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Frameworks around which such work can be organized include environmental justice and insuring informed consent. As Wigley and Schrader‐Frechette (1996) have argued with reference to the locating of a uranium enrichment facility near Homer, Louisiana, such a siting near an inhabited area would violate norms of distributive equity and free informed consent.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…If we now accept these arguments by acknowledging that the least well-off in society are indeed exposed to higher environmental risks and if we go on to conclude that the latter violates the norms of distributive justice-as for instance argued by Wigley and Shrader-Frechette (1996) in the case of a uranium enrichment facility in Louisiana-then the question of whether the extending of these activities is justified seems legitimate. To put it bluntly, can we justify increasing the injustice among contemporaries and disadvantaging the least well-off in present-day society in order to reduce the possibility of harming remote future generations?…”
Section: Who In the Present Generation Should Bear The Burden?mentioning
confidence: 98%
“…From a spatial standpoint, sustainability is about the fair distribution of well-being among contemporaries, with a special focus on the needs of the least well-off groups. When it comes to nuclear energy, we might for instance think of distribution of well-being among workers or local communities compared to members of society as a whole [3][4][5]. Intragenerational justice is at stake in that case.…”
Section: Releasing Sustainability From the Yes/no Dichotomymentioning
confidence: 99%