TY  - GEN
T1  - The Silicon Valley of dreams : environmental injustice, immigrant workers, and the high-tech global economy
T2  - Critical America.
A1  - Pellow, David N., 1969-
A2  - Park, Lisa Sun-Hee
LA  - English
PP  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
YR  - 2002
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm70755826
AB  - Next to the nuclear industry, the largest producer of contaminants in the air, land, and water is the electronics industry. Silicon Valley hosts the highest density of Superfund sites anywhere in the nation and leads the country in the number of temporary workers per capita and in workforce gender inequities. Silicon Valley offers a sobering illustration of environmental inequality and other problems that are increasingly linked to the globalization of the world's economies. In The Silicon Valley of Dreams, the authors take a hard look at the high-tech region of Silicon Valley to examine environmental racism within the context of immigrant patterns, labor markets, and the historical patterns of colonialism. One cannot understand Silicon Valley or the high-tech global economy in general, they contend, without also understanding the role people of color play in the labor force, working in the electronic industry's toxic environments. These toxic work environments produce chemical pollution that, in turn, disrupts the ecosystems of surrounding communities inhabited by people of color and immigrants. The authors trace the origins of this exploitation and provide a new understanding of the present-day struggles for occupational health and safety. The Silicon Valley of Dreams will be critical reading for students and scholars in ethnic studies, immigration, urban studies, gender studies, social movements, and the environment, as well as activists and policy-makers working to address the needs of workers, communities, and industry.
OP  - 301
CN  - HC107.C22 S376 2002eb
SN  - 0814767095
SN  - 9780814767092
SN  - 0814767109
SN  - 9780814767108
SN  - 1417588357
SN  - 9781417588350
SN  - 9780814768570
SN  - 0814768571
KW  - High technology industries : Environmental aspects : California : Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
KW  - Agriculture : Environmental aspects : California : Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
KW  - Foreign workers : California : Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
KW  - Minorities : California : Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
KW  - Environmental justice : California : Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
KW  - Industries de pointe : Aspect de l'environnement : Californie : Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
KW  - Agriculture : Aspect de l'environnement : Californie : Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
KW  - Justice environnementale : Californie : Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
KW  - Travailleurs étrangers : Californie : Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Economic Conditions.
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Economics : Comparative.
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Economic Conditions.
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Economic History.
KW  - Agriculture : Environmental aspects
KW  - Environmental justice
KW  - Foreign workers
KW  - High technology industries : Environmental aspects
KW  - Minorities
KW  - California : Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
ER  -