CONTENTS Table of CONTENTS I List of Tables IV List of Figures V List of Maps VI Abbreviations VII Executive Summary VIII 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.2 Background 1 1.3 Need of the Study 2 1.4 Research Question 2 1.5 Aim 2 1.6 Objective 2 1.7 Study Frame work 3 1.8 Scope and Limitation 3 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 4 2.1 What is Environmental Justice? 4 2.1.1 Evolution of Concept of Environmental Justice 4 2.1.2 History of Environment Justice Movement 4 2.1.3 Various Approach Define Environmental Justice 5 2.2 Environmental Justice Studies 8 2.2.1 Studies in USA 8 2.2.2 Studies in UK 16 2.3 Detail Case studies 18 2.3.1 Case Study of Environmental Inequalities in Flood Risk 18 2.3.2 Case Study of Toxic Waste and Race in US 2007 21 2.3.3 Case Study of Airborne Toxic Release in the Southeastern US 23 2.4 Environmental justice: Indian context 24 2.4.1 Environmental Protection Laws and Acts 24 2.4.2 Incidences of Environmental Injustice 25 2.4.3 Conclusion 28 2.5 Conclusion of Literature Review 28 3. CITY PROFILE 30 3.1 Introduction 30 3.1.1 Brief History and Location 30 3.2 Demography 31 3.2.1. Population Growth Trends 31 3.2.2 Municipal Area 31 3.2.3 Spatial Distribution of Population 32 3.2.4 Other Demographic Indicators 35 3.2.5 Administrative Zones 35 3.3 Economy 36 3.3.1 Industrial Development 37 3.5 Land use 38 3.6 Environment Infrastructure 41 3.6.1 Sewerage System 43 3.6.2 Industrial waste discharge system 44 3.6.3 Solid waste Landfill sites 44 4. DETAIL STUDY AND ANALYSIS 46 4.1 Selection of Area for detail study 46 4.2 Identification of Indicators 48 4.2.1 Environment Quality 48 4.2.2 Health 49 4.2.3 Public Spaces and its Quality 50 4.3 Detail Aspects of Study Area 51 4.3.1. S.P.Stadium Ward 51 4.2.2 Paldi Ward 57 4.2.3 Maninagar Ward 63 4.2.4 Naroda - Mutthia Ward 69 4.2.5 Behrampura Ward 77 4.2.6 Part of Sarkhej - Lambha Ward 83 4.4 Spatial Multi Criteria Decision Making Analysis 89 4.4.1 Reclassifying Data sets 90 4.4.2 Combine Vulnerable Area Map 97 4.5 Identification of Vulnerable Groups 98 4.6 Conclusion 102 5. Recommendation 103 5.1 Various ways for promoting Environmental Justice 103 5.2 Environmental Justice Framework at local level 104 5.2.1 Measures for Detail study area 108 5.3 Modify the procedure for Environmental Clearance 109 5.4 Future scope of work 111 References 112