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In June 1992 the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) took place in Rio de Janeiro; 1993 was the year of the World Conference on Human Rights, 1994 the year of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, and in March 1995 it was the turn of the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen.

Contrary to the persistent assumption that US blacks are less concerned about environmental problems than whites, secondary empirical data since 1980 & surveys conducted 1973-1990 by the National Opinion Research Council strongly suggest that black Americans display strong environmental concern, at least equal to & sometimes exceeding that shown by white. Blacks also display greater concern than whites for other pressing social problems; however, these priorities do not indicate black disregard for environmental quality. 3 Tables, 1 Figure, 60 References. Adapted from the source document.

Environmental sociology comprises a diverse set of interests, with the built‐environment/natural‐environment cleavage being especially significant. Yet, by virtue of their interest in societal‐environmental relations, all environmental sociologists depart significantly from the disciplinary tradition of ignoring the physical environment. We offer an ecological perspective as a fruitful way of viewing the relations between societal and environmental phenomena, and as a means of integrating work on both built and natural environments.