Beyond distribution and participation: A scoping review to advance a comprehensive environmental justice framework for impact assessment |
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| Institution: | 1. Bioresource Engineering Department, McGill University, 21111 Chemin Bord-du-Lac, Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Québec H9X 3V9, Canada;2. Department d''Economia i Història Econòmica Facultat d''Economia i Empresa Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici B, Despatx B3-110 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès Spain;3. Integrated Water Resources Management Program, Bioresource Engineering Department, McGill University, 21111 Chemin Bord-du-Lac, Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Québec H9X 3V9, Canada;4. Natural Resource Sciences Department, McGill University, 21111 Chemin Bord-du-Lac, Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Québec H9X 3V9, Canada;1. Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada;2. Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg R3B 2E9, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Concepts of justice are implicit to impact assessment (IA) procedures and policies. A closer examination of the academic literature on environmental justice reveals plural meanings and practices. We present data from a scoping review of the academic literature on IA guided by a trivalent definition of environmental justice encompassing distribution of environmental harms, recognition of diverse ways of knowing, and representation of plural perspectives through democratic procedures. We use this trivalent framework to assess how justice is defined in English language IA journal articles from 2000 to 2019. Findings show an emphasis on distributive and procedural dimensions of justice, with significantly less attention given to issues of recognition and framing. Broad definitions of environmental justice can assist IA scholars in attending to justice-seeking claims across various IA practices and settings, including implications for how IA addresses the concerns of marginalized groups. |
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