Not in Our Backyards

by Nicholas Freudenberg

Reviews major hazards to the environment, discusses the effectiveness of government regulations, and explains how communities can organize a campaign against pollution

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1984

About the author

Nicholas Freudenberg is Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the City University of New York School of Public Health. For more than 30 years, he has worked with community groups, public agencies and others to create programs and policies that improve community health and reduce health inequalities. He is also co-director of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College. His 2014 book Lethal but Legal, published by Oxford University Press,describes how corporations contribute to global epidemics of chronic diseases and injuries and how activists and health professionals can take action to change health-damaging corporate practices