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Understanding Environmental Racism

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What is the main focus of environmental racism?

Improving living conditions in low-income communities
Placing polluting facilities in racialized communities (correct)
Encouraging the exchange of resources between communities
Promoting economic growth in minority groups

How does the resource curse impact populations in certain areas?

It leads to economic diversification
It creates dependence on a single resource (correct)
It fosters equitable distribution of resources
It promotes sustainable development

What is the primary goal of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?

To maximize profits for the company
To expedite the planning process of a project
To ignore negative environmental impacts
To identify and assess potential environmental impacts (correct)

Which concept involves large industrialized nations seeking the cheapest options for resources and labor abroad?

Pollution haven hypothesis (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does Citizen science involve?

Collection and analysis of data by the general public (A) Signup and view all the answers

How does disaster capitalism operate in vulnerable countries post-crisis?

Using crises to advance corporate interests and agendas (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) entail?

Enhancing society while being socially accountable (A) Signup and view all the answers

'Hazardscape' is a term used to describe:

'Red zones' prone to severe natural disaster consequences (B) Signup and view all the answers

'Reflexive modernity' leads modern society to:

'Question science and knowledge' (A) Signup and view all the answers

'Climate debt' highlights how countries in the global north:

'Impoverished global south ecologically' (D) Signup and view all the answers

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