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Introduction to AcademicPractices
Task 1: Annotated Bibliography
CW 1 (Portfolio) Task 1: Annotated Bibliography (400 words)
Topic:
How does environmental crisis exacerbate inequalities?
Annotated Bibliography.
1. Downey, L. (2010) Inequality, democracy, and the environment on JSTOR. Available at:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt15zc7mc.11 (Accessed: 29 June 2023).
The article "Inequality, Democracy, and the Environment" by Liam Downey is a thorough study that
incorporates viewpoints from sociology academic literature. It explores the intricate connection
between environmental catastrophes and social injustices, concentrating on how inequality contributes
to environmental degradation and the feedback loop that links the two. It explores the intricate
connection between environmental crises and social injustices, concentrating on the effect of inequality
on environmental degradation and the feedback loop between the two.
2. Islam, M.S. and Kieu, E. (2021) Sociological perspectives on climate change and society: A
Review, MDPI. Available at: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/9/1/7/htm (Accessed: 25 June
2023).
Sociological Perspectives on Climate Change and Society: A Review" by M.S. Islam and E. Kieu, is a useful
and excellent source that contributes to understanding how environmental crises exacerbate
inequalities. This article offers important insights into the social aspects of environmental crises by
providing a thorough review of sociological perspectives on climate change. They look at important
sociological theories and concepts like environmental justice, social inequality, and the social
construction of environmental problems that are connected to climate change and society.
3. Prins, S.J. and Story, B. (2019) Connecting the dots between mass incarceration, health inequity,
and Climate change Available at:
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305470 (Accessed: 25 June
2023).
This article examines how mass incarceration, health disparities, and climate change are interconnected
and how they all exacerbate already-existing inequalities. To examine the disproportionate
environmental responsibilities placed on marginalised communities and those who are incarcerated, the
authors use a sociological lens. To examine the ways in which these different issues intersect and
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, Introduction to Academic
Practices
Task 1: Annotated Bibliography
support one another, they look at the increased vulnerability of marginalised communities—particularly
those affected by mass incarceration—to environmental risks and the negative effects these have on
their health.
4. Walker, G. (2003) An environmental justice analysis of British air quality - Gordon Walker.
Available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1068/a35240 (Accessed: 29 June 2023).
Gordon Walker's 2003 article "An environmental justice analysis of British air quality" is a crucial
resource for understanding how environmental crises exacerbate inequalities in the context of UK air
quality. The unequal distribution of air pollution and its effects on various social groups are examined in
this article using an environmental justice framework and sociological viewpoints. This source looks at
the idea of environmental justice in the context of British air pollution and investigates how the burdens
of air pollution are distributed unevenly among various social groups.
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