ABSTRACT
The spatial dimensions of environmental justice are crucial in terms of understanding the uneven distribution of access to water, food, and a safe workplace and home, as well as other burdens and benefits derived from the relationship between humans and their environment. This chapter focuses on a series of case studies examining the role of space and place, namely the relationship between physical places and characteristics and their social meaning and context, with a focus on environmental exposure and difference. If we consider the fact that the Anthropocene operates through and is the outcome of environmental injustice then questions of space are central to any just future for where we live, work, and play. While there has always been a global dimension to how rich nations exploit the people and natural resources of poorer nations and peoples, the generalization of Anthropocene, Plantationocene, and Capitalocene conditions is historically distinct.
