Environmental Injustice in Small Settlements Near Elite Societies: A Case Study of Chungi Amar Sadho in Lahore

Abstract

Small settlements in Lahore such as Chungi Amar Sidho, are extremely polluted compared to societies like Bahria Town, DHA, and, other elite societies. These areas have soil, water, air, and even noise pollution. These small settlements have caused severe diseases and infections among the inhabitants of the area. The objective of the paper is to identify the reason behind this injustice. A mixed methodology e.g. qualitative and quantitative approaches have been followed. The data for this paper is collected through survey questionnaires, and interviews with environmentalists and from the manifestos of political parties who contested elections in that area. The environmental injustice theory,marginality within a core theory, and an excerpt from the decolonization theory of Fanon were used in order to assess the results of the study. The paper concludes that these small settlements face environmental injustice because of elite societies. Elite societies need these settlements to use for the labour force and as landfill sites.