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on the context. Environmental injustices occur in the system of humans and non¬
humans who mutually influence and shape each other(4), in different spatial and
temporal scales (5). Participation and involvement (6) is fundamentally important
for the elimination of an injustice. Instances of environmental injustice are
phenomena that are not separable from the geographical space, and therefore the
duality and synthesizing approach of the geographical science serves as an excellent
framework for their research.
Recommended readings
Holifield, Ryan et al. 2017. The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Justice. London,
Routledge.
This handbook presents the research results of the past decades in environmental justice.
It critically reviews the quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodological approaches
and employs an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach, rather than a narrow
regional focus.
Nagy, Gyula 2021. Environmental justice and its geographical aspects in Hungary. Zér és
Tarsadalom, 35/4: 76-103. doi: 10.17649/TET.35.4.3373.
This study discusses in English the spatiality of Hungarian environmental injustices and
the factors that contributed to their evolution in a post-socialist context.
Carson, Rachel 1962. Silent spring. Houghton Mifflin.
This book constitutes the foundation of thought on environmental justice. It describes in
alucid and readable style the damages caused by pesticides to nature and its medium¬
and long-term consequences.
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