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Modern Human Sacrifice: Environmental Injustice In Cancer Alley, Molly Mulvaney
Modern Human Sacrifice: Environmental Injustice In Cancer Alley, Molly Mulvaney
Student Theses 2015-Present
This paper explores Cancer Alley, a large stretch of land along the Mississippi River in Louisiana, home to nearly half a million people. Unfortunately, this community must also share space with hundreds of chemical processing plants. Residents of Cancer Alley, most of whom cannot relocate or choose not to, face disproportionately higher risk of cancer and other diseases due to the damaging effects of these neighboring factories. Moreover, this population has been sacrificed by federal and state policies for the economic gain of said industries, from which the government benefits. This paper seeks to address this case of environmental injustice …
Breaches In The Levee: Increasing Sea Level Rise And Hurricane Activity In New Orleans, Ian A. Gere
Breaches In The Levee: Increasing Sea Level Rise And Hurricane Activity In New Orleans, Ian A. Gere
Student Theses 2015-Present
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Revitalizing New York City Food Deserts: On Addressing, Examining, And Solving Food Insecurity In New York City, Eleanor Ann Rodde
Revitalizing New York City Food Deserts: On Addressing, Examining, And Solving Food Insecurity In New York City, Eleanor Ann Rodde
Student Theses 2015-Present
This paper aims to expose the food deserts of New York City and present ways that the government and non-governmental organizations can combat food insecurity in the urban environment. Food deserts are the product of insufficient access, availability, utilization, and stability of food in a particular area due to environmental racism. Food insecurity in New York City will rise with the increased impacts of climate change on our agricultural system. To that end, disadvantaged neighborhoods will bear the burden of environmental costs. The first chapter of this paper considers the failing agricultural system to prove that massive reform to protect …
An Environmental Justice Framework For Transportation Equity, Alex Kay Depinho
An Environmental Justice Framework For Transportation Equity, Alex Kay Depinho
Student Theses 2015-Present
In 2021, transportation accounted for 29% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, making it the largest contributor by sector, and 58% of these emissions came from the use of passenger cars and light-duty trucks. Electrification of personal vehicles and promotion of sustainable transit options is often centered in environmental discourse and policymaking, but many discussions neglect pertinent issues of social inequity at play. The transit-reliant urban poor, isolated in city centers by suburban sprawl, live in communities with not only a reduced access to jobs, healthcare, education and public resources, but an increased exposure to pollution, especially …
The Green Core Of The Big Apple: The Significance Of Urban Green Spaces In New York City & Beyond, Grace Dailey
The Green Core Of The Big Apple: The Significance Of Urban Green Spaces In New York City & Beyond, Grace Dailey
Student Theses 2015-Present
This paper addresses the politics of urban green spaces which includes the issue of their inequitable distribution as well as related issues that can arise when communities do not have access to such spaces. There are a variety of types of urban green spaces, however, this paper will be focused on public parks. Together, such outdoor spaces can create cultural, recreational, and community building opportunities that are able to improve environmental and human health. Chapter 1 presents data about the existence and usage of urban green spaces around the world and in New York City in particular. Chapter 2 uses …
After The Storm: How Environmental Racism Impacted The United States' Response To Hurricane Maria, Hadley Ankrum
After The Storm: How Environmental Racism Impacted The United States' Response To Hurricane Maria, Hadley Ankrum
Student Theses 2015-Present
In September of 2017, disaster struck the territory of Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island. Although the storm itself caused tremendous damage to both the residents and the environment of Puerto Rico, the inadequate responses of both the United States federal government and local Puerto Rican politicians greatly exacerbated this devastation. This paper examines the efforts of the American government to ameliorate the issues created by the storm through the lens of environmental racism. The introduction will explore the events of the hurricane in order to give the reader context. Chapter 1 draws from the Millennium …
Redlining The Green: Environmental Racism And Justice In The Bronx, Kelsey Vizzard
Redlining The Green: Environmental Racism And Justice In The Bronx, Kelsey Vizzard
Student Theses 2015-Present
Historically, the availability of economic, social, and political opportunities has been almost absent from marginalized communities, such as the Bronx. For reasons like race, ethnicity, and class, these geographic areas have been targeted and named as risk areas in the mid 1900s by banks and other agencies. This historic phenomenon is known as “redlining.” As a result, they received little, if any, economic, social, and political support from the government and other agencies and systems. Instead, any effort to climb the economic and social ladder was initiated by community members and organizations. As a result the community has suffered difficulties …