EIJ GLOBAL RECORD: SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, USA

Analytic Questions

Question 1: Setting

What is the setting of this case? What are its assets? What opportunities and challenges will there be in this setting in coming years?Read more

Question 2: Hazards

What environmental hazards are there in this setting, what is their source and what are their effects on the environment, health and inclusive prosperity?Read more

Question 3

What intersecting factors -- social, cultural, political, technological, ecological -- contribute to environmental health vulnerability and injustice in this setting?

Question 4

Who are stakeholders, what are their characteristics, and what are their perceptions of the problems?

Question 5

What have different stakeholder groups done (or not done) in response to the problems in this case?

Question 6

How have environmental problems in this setting been reported by media, environmental groups, companies and government agencies?

Question 7

What local actions would reduce environmental vulnerability and injustice in this setting?

Question 8

What extra-local actions (at state, national or international levels) would reduce environmental vulnerability and injustice in this setting and similar settings?

Question 9

What kinds of data and research would be useful in efforts to characterize and address environmental threats in this setting and similar settings?

Question 10

What, in your view, is ethically wrong or unjust in this case?