Participatory Budgeting for Environmental Justice
Abstract
Corrective measures and remediation efforts aimed at alleviating the conditions of environmental injustice usually depend on federal or state funding. However, such resources could disappear, leaving marginalized communities without the necessary means to mitigate environmental harm. Participatory Budgeting (PB), a process that allows residents to work with municipal governments to decide on community projects, holds promise as a surrogate source of funding. When examining the character of such an enterprise, however, one finds that it does not exactly fit within established paradigms of environmental justice. To account for this condition, one must examine how PB restructures the power dynamics that determine cleanup protocols. The paper ends by highlighting some avenues that municipalities can pursue to incorporate this process into existing budgeting strategies.
Recommended Citation
Epting, S. R. (2020). Participatory Budgeting for Environmental Justice. Ethics, Policy and Environment, 23(1), pp. 22-36. Taylor & Francis.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2020.1746003
Department(s)
Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
Keywords and Phrases
Community; Inclusivity; Participation
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2155-0085; 2155-0093
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 Taylor & Francis, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Mar 2020
