Publication Date
11-2010
Abstract
The Ecology Action Center provides environmental education, information and outreach for McLean County, Illinois. In an effort to make services accessible to the entire county, the Ecology Action Center realizes the need to better reach the minority community in Bloomington-Normal. This study examines the environmental justice concerns in relation to minority involvement in environmental work; environmental concerns among minorities; and environmental outreach to minorities and low-income people. This project reveals that regardless of race, all people share environmental concerns; however, the kinds of concerns may differ. The culmination of this project provides suggestions for how the Ecology Action Center can improve and tailor its outreach to disadvantaged communities.
Disciplines
Civic and Community Engagement | Community-Based Research | Environmental Sciences
Recommended Citation
Grace, Emmy '11, "Environmental Justice: Improving Inclusion of Minorities in Environmental Work in Bloomington-Normal, IL" (2010). Outstanding Senior Seminar Papers. 14.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/envstu_seminar/14
Included in
Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Environmental Sciences Commons