Violent and Verdant - Systemic Injustice in Public Parks in the U.s.

Violent and Verdant: Systemic Injustice in Public Parks in the U.S. gives voice to the people who have been marginalized by public parks and rectify the centuries of environmental and social injustice surrounding public parks.

List of contents

Introduction. Part 1. 1. Community and Urban Parks 2. State Parks 3. National Parks Part 2. 4. Systemic Park Injustice and the People's Resistance 5. Creating Democratic Parks in an Undemocratic Nation?

About the author

KangJae Jerry Lee is Assistant Professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism at the University of Utah. He is an interdisciplinary researcher on social and environmental justice, race and ethnicity, outdoor recreation, and subjective wellbeing. His research and teaching have been recognized by several awards, including the Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award from North Carolina State University, the Best Research Paper Award from the Academy of Leisure Sciences, the Golden Apple Award in Excellent Teaching and Mentorship at the University of Missouri.

Summary

Violent and Verdant: Systemic Injustice in Public Parks in the U.S. gives voice to the people who have been marginalized by public parks and rectify the centuries of environmental and social injustice surrounding public parks.

Product details

• Authors: KangJae Jerry Lee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032707617
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3270761-7
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: New Critical Viewpoints on Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Social issues & processes, United States of America, USA, Social impact of environmental issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Social and ethical issues, Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination