ABSTRACT
The attainment of environmental justice requires the participation of residents who are affected by land-use decisions, as well as the equitable distribution of environmental resources, including access to clean air, land, and water. Urban land-use decisions are a necessary, although under-examined, intervention point for green social workers in preventing or mitigating environmental injustice. This chapter suggests that community benefits agreements (CBAs) are a mechanism by which green social workers can ally with residents and community organisations to protect the health and well-being of people living in proximity to undesirable development.
