http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).23
10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).23
Published : Jun 2023
Environmental Injustice in Small Settlements Near Elite Societies: A Case Study of Chungi Amar Sadho in Lahore
Small settlements in Lahore such as Chungi Amar Sidho, are extremely polluted compared to societies like Bahria Town, DHA, and, other elite societies. These areas have soil, water, air, and even noise pollution. These small settlements have caused severe diseases and infections among the inhabitants of the area. The objective of the paper is to identify the reason behind this injustice. A mixed methodology e.g. qualitative and quantitative approaches have been followed. The data for this paper is collected through survey questionnaires, and interviews with environmentalists and from the manifestos of political parties who contested elections in that area. The environmental injustice theory,marginality within a core theory, and an excerpt from the decolonization theory of Fanon were used in order to assess the results of the study. The paper concludes that these small settlements face environmental injustice because of elite societies. Elite societies need these settlements to use for the labour force and as landfill sites.
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Environmental Injustice, Environmental Racism, Class, Chungi Amar Sidho, Small Settlements, Pollution, Elite Societies
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(1) Amir Alam
Lecturer in Social Work, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Wari Campus, Upper Dir, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Tanveer Alam
BS Student, Department of Political Science and History, Forman Christian University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Sajjad Hussain
Lecturer in Social Work, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Alam, A., Alam, T., & Hussain, S. (2023). Environmental Injustice in Small Settlements Near Elite Societies: A Case Study of Chungi Amar Sadho in Lahore. Global Sociological Review, VIII(II), 211-226. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).23
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CHICAGO : Alam, Amir, Tanveer Alam, and Sajjad Hussain. 2023. "Environmental Injustice in Small Settlements Near Elite Societies: A Case Study of Chungi Amar Sadho in Lahore." Global Sociological Review, VIII (II): 211-226 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).23
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HARVARD : ALAM, A., ALAM, T. & HUSSAIN, S. 2023. Environmental Injustice in Small Settlements Near Elite Societies: A Case Study of Chungi Amar Sadho in Lahore. Global Sociological Review, VIII, 211-226.
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MHRA : Alam, Amir, Tanveer Alam, and Sajjad Hussain. 2023. "Environmental Injustice in Small Settlements Near Elite Societies: A Case Study of Chungi Amar Sadho in Lahore." Global Sociological Review, VIII: 211-226
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MLA : Alam, Amir, Tanveer Alam, and Sajjad Hussain. "Environmental Injustice in Small Settlements Near Elite Societies: A Case Study of Chungi Amar Sadho in Lahore." Global Sociological Review, VIII.II (2023): 211-226 Print.
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OXFORD : Alam, Amir, Alam, Tanveer, and Hussain, Sajjad (2023), "Environmental Injustice in Small Settlements Near Elite Societies: A Case Study of Chungi Amar Sadho in Lahore", Global Sociological Review, VIII (II), 211-226
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TURABIAN : Alam, Amir, Tanveer Alam, and Sajjad Hussain. "Environmental Injustice in Small Settlements Near Elite Societies: A Case Study of Chungi Amar Sadho in Lahore." Global Sociological Review VIII, no. II (2023): 211-226. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).23