Flint fights back [electronic resource] : environmental justice and democracy in the Flint water crisis

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자료유형	e-Book
서명/저자사항	Flint fights back: [electronic resource]: environmental justice and democracy in the Flint water crisis / Benjamin J. Pauli.
개인저자	Pauli, Benjamin J., author.
발행사항	Cambridge: MIT Press, 2019.
형태사항	1 online resource (xxxii, 399 pages) : illustrations.
총서사항	Urban and industrial environments
ISBN	9780262352932 0262352931
기타표준부호	40029060135
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references and index.
내용주기	Flint first : the injustice of the Flint water crisis -- How did it happen? : two tales of the origins of the crisis -- Poisoned by policy : the political narrative of the crisis -- The pro-democracy struggle in Michigan and the pre-history of the water movement in Flint -- The rise of the water warriors : transforming personal troubles into political action -- Demanding the impossible : deliberation and activism in the battle over the river -- The water is (not) safe : expertise, citizen science and the science wars -- From poisoned people to people power : fighting for justice, expanding democracy.
요약	An account of the Flint water crisis shows that Flint's struggle for safe and affordable water is part of a broader struggle for democracy. When Flint, Michigan, changed its source of municipal water from Lake Huron to the Flint River, Flint residents were repeatedly assured that the water was of the highest quality. At the switchover ceremony, the mayor and other officials performed a celebratory toast, declaring "Here's to Flint!" and downing glasses of freshly treated water. But as we now know, the water coming out of residents' taps harbored a variety of contaminants, including high levels of lead. In Flint Fights Back, Benjamin Pauli examines the water crisis and the political activism that it inspired, arguing that Flint's struggle for safe and affordable water was part of a broader struggle for democracy. Pauli connects Flint's water activism with the ongoing movement protesting the state of Michigan's policy of replacing elected officials in financially troubled cities like Flint and Detroit with appointed "emergency managers." Pauli distinguishes the political narrative of the water crisis from the historical and technical narratives, showing that Flint activists' emphasis on democracy helped them to overcome some of the limitations of standard environmental justice frameworks. He discusses the pro-democracy (anti-emergency manager) movement and traces the rise of the "water warriors"; describes the uncompromising activist culture that developed out of the experience of being dismissed and disparaged by officials; and examines the interplay of activism and scientific expertise. Finally, he explores efforts by activists to expand the struggle for water justice and to organize newly mobilized residents into a movement for a radically democratic Flint.
주제명(지명)	Flint (Mich.) --Environmental conditions. Flint (Mich.) --Social conditions. Michigan --Flint. --fast Michigan --Flint River. --fast
일반주제명	Environmental justice --Michigan --Flint. Political participation --Michigan --Flint. Water quality management --Michigan --Flint. Water quality --Michigan --Flint River. Drinking water --Lead content --Michigan --Flint.
분류기호(DDC)	363.610977437
언어	영어
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