Environmental Justice

Reviewed by Matt Brigham, Associate Professor and Graduate Faculty Member, James Madison University on 11/12/24

Comprehensiveness rating: 5 see less

Environmental justice as a field is necessarily very broad in scope, but despite that challenge, the authors provided a good introduction.

Content Accuracy rating: 5

Given most interpretations, it seems like colonialism is the better term than colonization (colonialism is the term that appears in the vocabulary list, but colonization is the default term in that chapter’s writing).

Relevance/Longevity rating: 4

Appears both up-to-date and capable of being updated fairly easily. That being said, there are a couple of issues with how the book seems to have been updated. First, it will likely be better for students if the captioning/numbering for the figure/stables/charts/pictures. For instance, in chapter 10, the figures/tables/charts/pictures are numbered 8.x, rather than 10.x. Second, there are references to some materials that aren’t in this book. Also in chapter 10, there is a reference (and apparent link) to a chapter, regarding environmental justice, that does not transport the reader to another part of the book, nor links to anything else (and chapter 4 of the current book is about OER).

Clarity rating: 5

The text was outlined with clear connection to environmental justice with case studies and practical applications to different sectoral actions in different global and local cultural context.

Consistency rating: 5

Did not notice any issues with consistency that affected readability.

Modularity rating: 5

The text is easily and readily divisible as presented.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 5

The OER was organized in a cohesive way in which all of the information presented built upon each other.

Interface rating: 5

The OER operates very smoothly and is user-friendly. All external components such as videos operate with no troubles.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5

Did not notice any issues with grammar that affected readability.

Cultural Relevance rating: 5

The text covers many topics in relation to environmental inequality and culture and does an exceedingly great job at being sensitive when discussing these topics within environmental justice.

Comments

Excellent work! Informative, interesting, and learning about the student projects (and the zines!) was a joy. Good job!
Student projects were extremely insightful across different cultures and communities illustrating EJ in action. I love the style of writing and the use of multiple media for communication.