Editorial

Citation

Leal Filho, W. (2010), "Editorial", Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 21 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/meq.2010.08321daa.001

Editorial

Article Type: Editorial From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 21, Issue 4

Welcome to another issue of MEQ. Readers will find in this issue a number of interesting papers on different aspects of environmental quality management, from drinking water supplies to green labelling and greenhouse emissions.

In this editorial I would like to refer to a new report released by the RELU project*. Inequality in social, economic, and environmental conditions has important implications for individuals or groups of people experiencing it, but also for society as a whole. In urban areas, poor environments are associated frequently with deprivation and social exclusion, but the relationship between environment and deprivation in rural areas is less well understood. Where the unequal distribution of social and environmental goods is considered unfair, it constitutes injustice.

These aspects have been considered by the RELU project, which has quantified inequalities in social and environmental conditions throughout rural England and identified those areas where inequalities are greatest. The work has enhanced understanding of perceptions of inequality and injustice in rural areas. The project shows how rural policy can be refined and targeted to tackle these multi-faceted problems in the most appropriate way for the benefit of society.

This journal will be monitoring progress in respect of the links between social and environmental conditions and how they reflect in environmental quality.

Enjoy your reading!

Walter Leal FilhoEditor

* Further details can be seen at: www.relu.ac.uk/news/policy%20and%20practice%20notes/Huby/PP12_WEB.pdf