Nuclear waste facilities on Tribal Land: The Yami's struggles for environmental justice

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Title:	Nuclear waste facilities on Tribal Land: The Yami's struggles for environmental justice
Authors:	范玫芳;Fan, Mei-fang
Contributors:	淡江大學公共行政學系
Date:	2006-08-01
Issue Date:	2009-11-30 13:05:28 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Abstract:	This paper examines environmental justice in the context of nuclear waste controversies on Orchid Island, Taiwan. The Yami's anti-nuclear waste movement is a manifestation of problems of distributional inequity, lack of recognition, and limited participation of the tribespeople in decision making. These are interwoven in political and social processes. In addition, the disputes over the nuclear waste problem between the Yami and Taiwanese groups also show the historical and socioeconomic complexity of environmental justice. This study argues that a democratic and participatory procedure is likely to bring recognition or help the situation of lack of recognition improve, which could facilitate more just distribution. Building partnerships and networking within a variety of indigenous environmental organizations as well as other Taiwanese environmental organizations could help to transform the Orchid Island community and the Taiwanese society in the direction of environmental justice.
Relation:	Local Environment 11(4), pp.433-444
DOI:	10.1080/13549830600785589
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute & Department of Public Administration] Journal Article

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