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The Covid-19 Pandemic, Brownfields, And Racism: Environmental Perspectives On Crisis Multipliers, Charlie Leavengood

Theses & ETDs

COVID-19 is a global pandemic highlighting historic, systemic inequities. The inequities are demonstrated through raw data of disease risk and severe outcomes of hospitalization or death. This thesis focuses on insights from the Multicultural Health Institute (MHI) during the Summer and Fall of 2020. MHI developed information about the infectious disease COVID-19 and through weekly strategic intervention community meetings. The work emphasized mitigating public health disparities through analysis of social determinants of health. The thesis focuses on Marian Anderson Place, a brownfield in Sarasota, Florida, because of its proximity to the historic Newtown district, the area of Sarasota with the …

Sts 360-452: Ethics And The Environment, Adam See

Humanities Syllabi

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Sts 360-454: Ethics And The Environment, Adam See

Humanities Syllabi

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Washington University Magazine, December 2021

Washington University Magazine

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Empowering Women For The United Nations Decade Of Ocean Science For Sustainable Development, World Maritime University

Reports

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Parallel Systems Of Health Care: How Grassroots Organizations And Health Care Practitioners Perceive Farmworker Health, Andrea Ocasio Cruz

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Socioeconomic and citizenship barriers prevent farmworkers from accessing public health care; thus, grassroots organization members and health care practitioners collaborate to create community health clinics that provide care for farmworkers and low-wage immigrant workers. Such community clinics are known as parallel health care systems, yet the concept's existing literature lacks comprehensive studies on the parallel systems operating within farmworker communities. To fill this research gap, I conducted nine semi-structured interviews to collect the perceptions of key community stakeholders involved in providing accessible health and financial aid to farmworker communities in Florida. I analyzed the interviews through the qualitative grounded theory …

Cultivating Resilience: The Contribution Of Community Gardens During Covid-19 In Pomona, California, Juanita Preciado

CGU Theses & Dissertations

This exploratory comparative mixed method case study provides an empirical contribution to our understanding of the different functions and meaning of community gardens to social-ecological resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Spring of 2021, I conducted mixed method case studies on informal and formal community gardens in Pomona, California. Qualitative methods included open-ended questions relating to their experiences of community gardening during COVID-19. Quantitative methods included a survey that included demographic questions and questions that assessed loneliness to better understand the social connections embedded in the gardens. A total of 20 community garden participants and managers were interviewed.

Three …

Fieldworkers And Fumes With The Otter Side (Episode 4), Mark Cox, Nahely Castro Romero, Sam Chavez

OtterPod

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Concerning Efforts To Redress The Effects Of Environmental Injustice On Disproportionately Impacted Communities, And, In Connection Therewith, Making An Appropriation., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

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Concerning The Creation Of An Enterprise That Is Exempt From The Requirements Of Section 20 Of Article X Of The State Constitution To Administer A Fee-Based Natural Disaster Mitigation Grant Program., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

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Concerning The Continuation Of The Office Of Consumer Counsel, And, In Connection Therewith, Implementing The Recommendations Contained In The 2020 Sunset Report By The Department Of Regulatory Agencies Regarding The Office Of Consumer Counsel And The Utility Consumers’ Board, And Making An Appropriation., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

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Concerning The Operations Of The Public Utilities Commission, And, In Connection Therewith, Modernizing The Commission’S Statutory Directives Regarding Distributed Generation Of Electricity; Requiring Additional Disclosure From Intervenors In Adversarial Proceedings; Providing The Commissioners With Access To Independent Subject-Matter Experts; And Making An Appropriation., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

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Concerning The Creation Of The Outdoor Equity Grant Program, And, In Connection Therewith, Funding The Grant Program From Lottery Money, And Making An Appropriation., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

No abstract provided.

Concerning Efforts To Redress The Effects Of Environmental Injustice On Disproportionately Impacted Communities, And, In Connection Therewith, Making An Appropriation., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

No abstract provided.

Combatting Iuu Fishing And Improving The Long-Term Conservation Of Fish Stocks: Increasing Transparency In Regional Fisheries Management Organizations, Chris Wold

Fordham International Law Journal

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Global Legal Ethics And Corporate Social Responsibility: Where’S The Beef?, Heidi L. Frostestad

College of Law Faculty Publications

This Article identifies the newer global soft law norms in international business transactions and unique synergies between cultural competency and corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) for corporate lawyers. With the advent of widespread and varied corporate human rights abuses in various contexts, the international community has struggled with appropriate responses to deter harmful corporate action. The United States and its corporate actors are subject to hard U.S. laws, such as those federal and state laws attempting to prevent international human trafficking, environmental harm, use of underage workers, and foreign corrupt practices. This Article provides an overview of the global epidemic of …

Why Localizing Climate Federalism Matters (Even) During A Biden Administration, Sarah Fox

College of Law Faculty Publications

After four years of a Trump Administration hostile to action on climate change, the United States is now under the leadership of the Biden Administration, which acknowledges the scope of the global climate crisis and has a number of proposals for addressing it. For now, the Democratic par-ty also controls both houses of Congress. All of that is good news for progress on climate change. It does not mean, however, that the federal government will be immediately poised to solve the climate challenge. First of all, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to continue to occupy a tremendous share of federal …

International Energy Law And The Paris Agreement In The Aftermath Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Possibilities, Carolina Arlota

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Emerging Investigator Series: Moving Beyond Resilience By Considering Antifragility In Potable Water Systems, Joseph E. Goodwill, Patrick Ray, Destenie Nock, Christopher M. Miller

Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

It is inherently difficult to plan water systems for a future that is non-predictive. This paper introduces a novel perspective for the design and operation of potable water systems under increasing water quality volatility (e.g., a relatively rapid and unpredicted deviation from baseline water quality). Increased water quality volatility and deep uncertainty stress water systems, confound design decisions, and increase the risk of decreased water system performance. Recent emphasis on resilience in drinking water treatment has partly addressed this issue, but still establishes an adversarial relationship with change. An antifragile system benefits from volatile change. By incorporating antifragility, …

When Disparities Become Deadly: Spatial Differences In Pm2.5 Levels Within The City Of Pomona, California, Pauline Bekkers

Pomona Senior Theses

This thesis discusses the disparities in particulate matter concentrations between different neighborhoods in the city of Pomona, California, and explores the historical, political and social factors that have shaped these spatial patterns. I argue that urban growth patterns in Pomona, which are historically marked by race and class segregation as a consequence of past discriminatory housing practices, have led to the disproportionate concentrations of air pollutants in low-income, Latino communities in South Pomona.

Due to the absence of a local air quality monitoring system, there is a lack of information about and understanding of how poor air quality may be …

Review Of South Bronx Battles: Stories Of Resistance, Resilience, And Renewal. By Carolyn Mclaughlin, Sarah Taylor

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

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Black Urban Ecologies And Structural Extermination, Etienne C. Toussaint

Faculty Publications

Residents of low-income, metropolitan communities across the United States frequently live in “food apartheid” neighborhoods—areas with limited access to nutrient-rich and fresh food. Local government law scholars, poverty law scholars, and political theorists have long argued that structural racism embedded in America’s political economy influences the uneven development of such Black urban ecologies. Accordingly, food justice scholars have called for local governments to develop urban agricultural markets that combat racism in global corporatized food systems by localizing food development. These demands have only amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has ravaged Black communities where residents suffer from preexisting health conditions …

Who Benefits From Brownfield Cleanup And Gentrification? Evidence From Chicago, Richard Melstrom, Rose Mohammadi, Tania Schusler, Amy Krings

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

This paper presents research on the distribution of economic benefits from brownfield cleanup and land development. There is growing concern that cleaning up blighted areas, including brownfields, can entrench inequality by disproportionately benefiting some demographic groups more than others. We look for evidence of disproportionate benefits by relating changes in move decisions to land use activity in Chicago using a heterogeneous sorting model. Our research produces two key insights: first, Black and Hispanic households benefit less than White households from brownfield cleanup and vacant land development. Second, owners appear to benefit more than renters from cleanup and development. Overall, these …

Feasibility And Acceptability Of A Process Change For Patients With Medicaid To Receive Larc In A Private Obgyn Office, Laura Mills

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Background and Review of Literature: Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is an effective form of contraception that has been shown to have high rates of satisfaction and few contraindications for patients. However, patients with Medicaid coverage may face barriers and challenges in obtaining LARC. Often, providers in small obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) private practices are unable or unwilling to provide LARC placement due to financial burdens as a result of limited Medicaid reimbursement. Regardless of insurance carrier or size of practice, patients should have access to the contraception method of their choice.
Purpose: This project aims to determine the feasibility and …

Learning From The Land: Creating Authentic Experience-Based Learning That Fosters Sustained Civic Engagement, Ted Martinez, Kevin Gustafson

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

Grand Canyon Semester (GCS) presents an excellent test case for exploring the success of Honors Semesters in meeting the goals articulated in this contribution to the NCHC Monograph Series: the transferability of skills and the interrelation of integrated learning, experiential education, and civic engagement. GCS began in 1978 as a partnership of Northern Arizona University (NAU), Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP), and the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) that would offer a place-based, experiential, immersive Honors Semester program. Students came from across the country to live onsite at Grand Canyon and NAU and to take interdisciplinary courses taught by NAU …

Hist 338-002: Climate Change And Environmental Justice In America, Neil Maher

History Syllabi

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Hist 490-002: Senior Research Seminar Environmental Justice In Postwar America, Neil Maher

History Syllabi

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The Intersection Between Black Hair And The Environment: Hair As A Site For Environmental Justice And Sustainability, Dafina Matiku

Scripps Senior Theses

Currently, we are facing several global crises that include but are not limited to climate change, food insecurity, pollution of the body and environment, as well as racial, gender, and class inequities. This thesis seeks to understand how the natural hair movement, which strives to omit toxic chemicals while embracing textured hair, can be a tool of reconnecting to nature. As humans we are intrinsically part of ecosystems and nature, we must find our niche in it instead of occupying and destroying our environment entirely. The methodology includes compiling a small array of experiences that show the nuance of hair …

Editorial, Hugo De Rijke

Plymouth Law Review

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Privilege And Health: The Inequitable Distribution Of Contemporary Environmental Harm, Rosie Holding

Plymouth Law Review

This article examines the modern concept of environmental justice (EJ) with a focus on the inequitable distribution of environmental harm stemming from contemporary global issues. The article takes an expansive, global view of issues by analysing country-specific case studies. These case studies include assessing the impact of wildfires in California, sea level rise in the Maldives and air pollution in the UK. Through the lens of EJ and social justice, it is argued that negative impacts and harm resulting from environmental disasters are disproportionately borne by vulnerable populations. These vulnerable populations include low-income, less affluent communities. It also includes those …