Topic: Majora Carter
Getty Images | 2009-09-04 03:12:00
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 03: Environmental justice advocate Majora Carter attends the 2009 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize special outdoor tribute at Hunts Point Riverside Park on September 3, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
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BusinessWeek | 2008-10-28 16:01:53
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Urban crime, poverty, and joblessness are surprisingly intertwined with environmental degradation. The challenges they share are widespread -- and stubborn. Yet in the U.S., public authorities and nonprofit agencies typically tackle each malady separately, and with only limited success. More police might help dampen crime, but that doesn't help solve unemployment. And boosting ...
