For students, practitioners, government officials, and activists, Rechtschaffen (law, Golden Gate U.) et al. provide an introduction to environmental justice. The book focuses on legal and regulatory issues and considers domestic environmental regulation and related claims by environmental justice activists involving land use, constitutional, or civil rights laws. No background in environmental law is needed. This edition incorporates new chapters on climate change, international environmental justice, and a capstone case study. It includes more coverage of risk and public health, empirical research, and environmental justice for American Indians. It also covers cost-benefit analysis, permitting, market-based approaches, environment review and health impact assessments, government enforcement, brownfields and contaminated sites, and state environmental justice legislation and other initiatives. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)