Which came first, people or pollution? A review of theory and evidence from longitudinal environmental justice studies

Paul Mohai; Robin Saha

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/125011

Which came first, people or pollution? A review of theory and evidence from longitudinal environmental justice studies

Bibliographic Data

ID	23317907
Authors	Paul Mohai (0000-0001-6722-9019), Robin Saha
Year	2015
Volume	10
Issue	12
Pages	125011
Publication date	2015-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326
Publisher	IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1088/1748-9326/10/12/125011
Language	EN
Citations received	80
References cited	40

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