@article{438710, recid = {438710}, author = {Park, Lisa Sun-Hee. and Pellow, David N.,}, title = {The slums of Aspen immigrants vs. the environment in America's Eden / [electronic resource] :}, publisher = {New York University Press,}, address = {New York :}, pages = {1 online resource (ix, 275 p.) :}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Environmentalism usually calls to mind images of peace and serenity, a oneness with nature, and a shared sense of responsibility. But one town in Colorado, under the guise of environmental protection, passed a resolution limiting immigration, bolstering the privilege of the wealthy and scapegoating Latin American newcomers for the area's current and future ecological problems. This might have escaped attention, save for the fact that this wasn't some rinky-dink backwater. It was Aspen, Colorado, playground of the rich and famous and the West's most elite ski town.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/438710}, }