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2013 Spring | Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice in the Duwamish Valley

Student(s):

Ruben Chi Bertoni

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Lee Dorigan

Partner(s):

  • Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition

Faculty advisor(s):

Devon Pena, Anthropology, University of Washington

The goal of my capstone project was to examine strategies that community leaders in the Duwamish Valley have used to ensure that decision making stakeholders understand and comply with the community’s desires for environmental justice. I was interested in analyzing the complex environmental, social, and political aspects of environmental issues in the area. In particular, I was interested in how this community managed to empower itself and become a national example for Environmental Justice.