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Environmental Justice Primer for Ports: References

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Section A

Introduction

1.  Willard, Bob. 2012. The New Sustainability Advantage, Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line. pp. 2-6. Gabriola

Defining Environmental Justice

2.  Natural Resources Defense Council. 2016. The Environmental Justice Movement. Retrieved from https://www.nrdc.org/stories/environmental-justice-movement
3. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. About Smart Growth. Retrieved from https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/smartgrowth/about-smart-growth
4. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2015. Environmental Justice. Retrieved from https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/environmentaljustice
5. University of Washington. 2016. Definitions of Environmental Justice. Retrieved from http://deohs.washington.edu/environmental-justice#defEJ
6. EJnet.org: Web Resources for Environmental Justice Activists. 1991. Principles of Environmental Justice. Retrieved from https://www.ejnet.org/ej/principles.html
7. University of Washington. 2016. Definitions of Environmental Justice. Retrieved from http://deohs.washington.edu/environmental-justice#defEJ
8. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. Equitable Development and Environmental Justice. https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/equitable-development-and-environmental-justice
9. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. About Smart Growth. Retrieved from https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/smartgrowth/about-smart-growth
10. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. EPA’s Report on the Environment. Retrieved from https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/report-environment/sustainability-and-roe
11. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. Smart Growth. Retrieved from https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/smartgrowth
12. Beder, Sharon. 1996. The Nature of Sustainable Development, 2nd edition. Retrieved from https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10096250?q&versionId=45630594
13. Urban Sustainability Director’s Network, 2014.  Equity in Sustainability: An Equity Scan of Local Government Equity Programs. Retrieved from http://usdn.org/uploads/cms/documents/usdn_equity_scan_sept_2014_final.pdf (PDF)  (74 pp, 1.6 MB, About PDF)

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Impacts of Port Operations and Goods Movement

14. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2014. Near Roadway Air Pollution and Health: Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved from https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100NFFD.PDF?Dockey=P100NFFD.PDF (PDF) (9 pp, 503 K)
15. Natural Resources Defense Council. 2004. Harboring Pollution: Strategies to Clean Up U.S. Ports. p. 15. Retrieved from https://www.nrdc.org/resources/harboring-pollution-strategies-clean-us-ports 

Considering Near-Port Communities in Port Decisions

16. Council on Environmental Quality. 2007. Citizens Guide to the NEPA. Retrieved from https://ceq.doe.gov/docs/get-involved/Citizens_Guide_Dec07.pdf (PDF) (55 pp, 950 K)
17. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. Promising Practices for EJ Methodologies in NEPA.  Retrieved from https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ej-iwg-promising-practices-ej-methodologies-nepa-reviews
18. National Archives. 1994. Executive Order 12898 - Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations. Federal Register. Retrieved from https://www.archives.gov/files/federal-register/executive-orders/pdf/12898.pdf (PDF) (5 pp, 20 K)
19. National Cooperative Freight Research Program. 2014. Sustainability Strategies Addressing Supply-Chain Air Emissions. Retrieved from http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/170749.aspx 

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Effective Community Engagement Methods        

20. International Association of Public Participation. 2007. IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation. Retrieved from https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iap2.org/resource/resmgr/Communications/A3_P2_Pillars_brochure.pdf (PDF) (2 pp, 3.6 MB)

Collaborative Problem Solving

21. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2008. EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model. Retrieved from https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/sites/static/files/2015-02/documents/cps-manual-12-27-06.pdf (PDF) (44 pp, 1.3 MB)
22. Partnership for Working Families. 2019. Community Benefits Agreement. Retrieved from http://www.forworkingfamilies.org/campaigns/CBA
23. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2011. Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) Model. Retrieved from https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/sites/static/files/2015-04/documents/ejproblemcollaborativesolvingmodel.pdf (PDF) (44 pp, 1.2 MB)
24. Ansell, Chris and Gash, Alison. 2007. Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice. Retrieved from http://sites.duke.edu/niou/files/2011/05/Ansell-and-Gash-Collaborative-Governance-in-Theory-and-Practice.pdf (PDF) (29 pp, 203 K)
25. The Asset Based Community Development Institute. 2013. A Basic Guide to ABCD Community Organizing. Retrieved from https://resources.depaul.edu/abcd-institute/publications/publications-by-topic/Documents/A%20Basic%20Guide%20to%20ABCD%20Community%20Organizing(3).pdf (PDF) (20 pp, 499 K)

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Planning and Decision-Making Tools

26. Community-Based Participatory Research: A Strategy for Building Healthy Communities and Promoting Health through Policy Change. Retrieved from https://www.policylink.org/sites/default/files/CBPR.pdf (PDF)(60 pp, 2.1 MB)

Section B

Step 3: Identify Community Concerns and Goals

27. Collaborative Technologies Wiki (2010). Collaborative Decision Making Tools and Techniques. Retrieved from http://pm440.pbworks.com/w/page/25414197/Collaborative%20Decision%20Making%20Tools%20and%20Technique 

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