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Scientists And Activists Work To Save The Planet, Myriam G. Vidal Valero
Scientists And Activists Work To Save The Planet, Myriam G. Vidal Valero
Capstones
Climate change and human intervention in nature are affecting people, ecosystems and ways of living all over the world. This portfolio of environmental pieces showcases the dire consequences of not addressing these issues, how solutions can be reached and the challenges facing those who try to change things.
Brownfields To Greenfields: Environmental Justice Versus Environmental Gentrification, Juliana A. Maantay
Brownfields To Greenfields: Environmental Justice Versus Environmental Gentrification, Juliana A. Maantay
Publications and Research
Gentrification is a growing concern in many urban areas, due to the potential for displacement of lower-income and other vulnerable populations. This process can be accelerated when neighborhood “greening” projects are undertaken via governmental or private investor efforts, resulting in a phenomenon termed environmental or “green” gentrification. Vacant land in lower-income areas is often improved by the existing community through the creation of community gardens, but this contributes to these greening efforts and paradoxically may spur gentrification and subsequent displacement of the gardens’ stewards and neighbors. “Is proximity to community gardens in less affluent neighborhoods associated with an increased likelihood …