Due to its broad definition1, environmental justice may come across as vague and therefore potentially weak. The following text expands and the diagram that accompanies it illustrates its coverage.
PROCESS
IMPACTS ON WELL-BEING
LEGITIMACY
hinged to
CONSERVATION EFFECTIVENESS & CONSERVATION EFFICIENCY
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# substitutions
[1]: 'ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE'
[2]: 'IMPACTS ON WELLBEING'
[3]: 'LEGITIMACY'
[4]: 'PROCESS'
[5]: 'Conservation Efficiency'
")
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Environmental justice is the fair treatment of people of all races, income, and cultures with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies, and their meaningful involvement in the decision-making processes of the government. ↩︎