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Sustainable Communities and the Challenge of Environmental Justice

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... Okrem spomenutých osobností zameriava svoju pozornosť na problémy spojené s environmentálnou spravodlivosťou ako konceptu skúmania v sociálnych vedách mnoho ďalších výskumníkov a výskumníčok (napr. Agyeman, 2005, Morelo-Frosch et al., 2011Sandler, Pezzullo, 2007 a ďalší). Koncepcia environmentálnej spravodlivosti je rovnako v súčasnosti etablovaná i v sociálnej práci (napr. ...
... Hoci koncept environmentálnej spravodlivosti získava uznanie v akademickom prostredí, je rovnako ako iné koncepcie podrobovaný kritickým argumentom. Tieto argumenty však často formulujú samotní autori presadzujúci prístup environmentálnej spravodlivosti (Agyeman, 2005;Pellow, 2018;Bullard, 2019). Kritika preto nevystupuje nevyhnutne proti samotnému základnému princípu environmentálnej spravodlivosti, ale smeruje vo väčšine prípadov k jej aplikácii a metodologickým problémom skúmania, ktoré môžu často vychádzať z politického presvedčenia. ...
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Publikácia je druhým pokračovaním série učebníc zameraných na východiská pre výskum v sociálnej práci určených pre univerzitných študentov a študentky, ktorí a ktoré študujú nielen odbor sociálna práca, ale i príbuzné spoločenské vedy. Nepochybne bude však užitočná i výskumníkom a výskumníčkam ako publikácia vedúca k nasmerovaniu k vhodnému teoretickému ukotveniu ich výskumných zámerov. Aby však študent, študentka, výskumník či výskumníčka mohli pri realizácii svojho výskumného zámeru vôbec uvažovať o prepojení ich výskumu s teoretickým pozadím, musia v prvom rade disponovať základným porozumením fundamentálnych východísk myslenia v sociálnych vedách, ktoré sú nevyhnutným predpokladom pre porozumenie špecifických konceptov v sociálnej práci. Cieľom tejto učebnice je tak pokračovať v poskytovaní komplexného prehľadu o východiskách vedeckého poznania na úrovni vysokoškolského vzdelávania. V tomto zmysle publikácia prináša priestor na vysvetlenie a diskusiu k fundamentálnym východiskám vedeckého myslenia v sociálnych vedách. Predstavuje výber teoretických koncepcií, ktoré v priebehu času významne ovplyvnili výskum v sociálnych vedách a položili základy formovania vlastných teórií v sociálnej práci, a tým i jej postupnú emancipáciu vo vedeckom prostredí. Nevyhýba sa však ani teoretickým výzvam objavujúcim sa vo výskume sociálnych vied počas prvých dekád 21. storočia. Štúdium i s pomocou tejto učebnice prinesie čitateľom a čitateľkám ucelený základ na pochopenie východísk vysvetľujúcich zložitosti sociálnych javov a otvorí tak priestor pre pokročilejšie spôsoby vedeckého bádania.
... Just sustainabilities as referenced briefly earlier in the paper emphasizes justice and equity as the pivotal conditions of sustainability along with living within the supporting ecosystems (Agyeman et al., 2002). Theorizing sustainability from the bottom-up, environmental justice (EJ) standpoint, just sustainabilities pays close attention to historically vulnerable demographics and communities (Agyeman, 2005) and posit that social and economic equities are connected to environmental matters and that a truly sustainable society is possible only when these equities are achieved alongside environmental concerns (Agyeman et al., 2002;Agyeman, 2005;Agyeman et al., 2016). From this perspective, then, a sustainable industry is one that operates in a way that respects the interdependence and helps to build a socially and economic equitable and environmentally healthy society. ...
... Just sustainabilities as referenced briefly earlier in the paper emphasizes justice and equity as the pivotal conditions of sustainability along with living within the supporting ecosystems (Agyeman et al., 2002). Theorizing sustainability from the bottom-up, environmental justice (EJ) standpoint, just sustainabilities pays close attention to historically vulnerable demographics and communities (Agyeman, 2005) and posit that social and economic equities are connected to environmental matters and that a truly sustainable society is possible only when these equities are achieved alongside environmental concerns (Agyeman et al., 2002;Agyeman, 2005;Agyeman et al., 2016). From this perspective, then, a sustainable industry is one that operates in a way that respects the interdependence and helps to build a socially and economic equitable and environmentally healthy society. ...
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Woody biomass energy has exponentially grown in the last decade as a renewable energy alternative to fossil fuels. The growing trend of burning trees amid global climate crisis suggests that the wood pellet industry has been grossly successful in positioning itself as a sustainability leader. What communicative frames and strategies has the industry harnessed to communicate sustainability? What do the frames and strategies leave out? To explore those questions, this paper examines the woody biomass industry's construction of sustainability by focusing on the case of the world's largest wood pellet company, Enviva. Following ecolinguistics and framing theory, the first part of the paper examines the company's website and social media presence to unpack the frames that Enviva engages to communicate its sustainability. Then, the paper turns to the spheres of life that the company omits from its framing but are crucial to the conceptualization of sustainability from an ecojustice perspective. The paper concludes with a call for ecojustice as the framework for evaluating sustainability of life on land.
... Based on the above considerations, we created a ranking system to assess climate change curriculum. Our ranking reflects varying climate learning outcomes and uses an ordinal rating of 0-3 as in the climate education engagement scale which was developed by Bieler et al. (2018), based on Agyeman's (2005) Just Sustainability Index (JSI). Bieler et al's (2018) scale was used for assessing the extent of engagement with climate change education in educational policy documents, ranging from 0 (no mention of climate change) to 3 (outlining specific climate change targets). ...
... The distinction of our ranking system is that it was developed to assess climate change integration as reflected in school curricula and not within educational policies. Hence, using the ordinal rating of 0-3 (Agyeman, 2005;Bieler et al., 2008), and reviewing principles of climate learning outcomes (Beveridge et al., 2019;Hargis et al., 2020;Jensen & Schnack, 2006;Siegner, 2018;Siegner & Stapert, 2020, UNESCO, 2016Wibeck, 2014), we developed a climate change integration ranking scale to assess varying levels of climate change integration that produced varying learning outcomes (see Table 1). The ranking system allows for a deeper analysis of each curriculum and its engagement with higher orders of thinking and action. ...
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This paper reports on curriculum analysis of climate change expectations in Canada’s provincial curricula. The research is focused on curriculum policy in Canadian provinces; however, it pertains to an international audience as Article 12 of the Paris Agreement, the international treaty on climate mitigation, adaptation and finance, calls for signatories to “enhance climate change education,” and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have called for environmental education to be a core curriculum component by 2025, which will require all countries to evaluate and improve their curricula globally. Curriculum policy within Canada has not yet been aligned with these policy calls, and our analysis showed fractured and uneven inclusion of climate change. Data findings present explicit climate change education curriculum expectations for each province according to grade, subject, and mandatory versus elective courses. The review shows uneven inclusion of climate change topics, themes, and units within grade 7 – 12 curricula, with most expectations occurring in elective senior secondary courses. A second level of analysis with a ranking tool indicates shallow inclusion. The paper concludes with recommendations for addressing gaps.
... Agyeman (Agyeman, 2005) provides the framework for the content and motivation for the study. "Just Sustainabilities" expands upon the notions of traditional sustainability theory. ...
... The "Just Sustainabilities" Theory includes the elements of traditional sustainability theory, but additionally contests that sustainable development must address issues of social justice and equity (Agyeman, 2005). Agyeman argues that traditional notions of sustainability have focused primarily on the environmental dimension, such as reducing carbon emissions and preserving natural resources. ...
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The consensus among global scientists is that the pace and scale of current international efforts to address global warming is insufficient to prevent climate catastrophe. Despite the urgent need for educated citizens and leaders, thousands of higher education institutions have yet to update their curriculum to explicitly incorporate education for sustainable development (ESD). The purpose of this study is to improve the understanding of the barriers to the inclusion of ESD in undergraduate curriculum in small colleges in the United States. Employing a constructivist grounded theory approach underpinned by an analysis of faculty interviews from six small, religiously affiliated colleges, in conjunction with a review of missions and course catalog keyword analysis, this research study (a) enumerates the barriers facing small colleges, (b) evaluates ESD content across curricula within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable
... Education literacy aims for literacy on different levels such as research and information, digital media, creativity and critical thinking (Al-Kuwari et al., 2021). As a result, the educational curriculum should be aligned with the SDGs (Agyeman, 2005;Kopnina, 2018). This shows that Education for Sustainable Development is implemented through not only education efforts, but also through environmental, social, and economic efforts as well (Ullah & Ali, 2021). ...
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This study aims at investigating teachers' attitudes towards the alignment between modes of test administration and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) especially goals 4, 12 and 15. The research design is applied, quantitative, and exploratory. The sample of the study consists 70 teachers. A questionnaire is used in this study. The researcher used the questionnaire to investigate the teachers' perception towards which mode of test administration is more aligned with the SDGs 4, 12 and 15. The results reveal that online tests are more aligned with the Sustainable Development Goal 12 and Goal 15 than paper-based tests. In addition, both online tests and paper-based test are aligned with Sustainable Development Goal four. This research suggests shifting to online tests instead of paper-based tests at not only colleges, but also schools in conducting formative assessment. Future research should aim to explore the attitudes of stakeholders, such as educators, employers, and policymakers, towards both online and paper-based tests.
... Greenspace inequity issues are more relevant in post-industrial communities, which have generally experienced industrialization's negative environmental and health impacts and are now striving for justice in the aftermath of industrial decline or transformation (Foster & Sandberg, 2014). The legacy of industrialization in these communities often includes environmental pollution (e.g., air, water, and soil), health disparities, economic disinvestment, and social inequity, which affect marginalized populations disproportionately (Agyeman, 2005;Johnston & Cushing, 2020). ...
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The conceptual basis for urban greening often lies in the biophilic urbanism paradigm, which emphasizes the importance of people's innate emotional connections to nature for their well-being. This study aims to analyze and map emotional landscapes within urban parks in post-industrial communities facing environmental injustices, using Camden, New Jersey, USA, as the empirical context. Camden is dealing with past environmental injustices and insufficient greenspace, while also striving to avoid future green gentrification. Based on park user surveys and GIS data and a mixed-methods approach, the study explores users' emotional experiences, the factors influencing these emotions, the mapping of sentiment patterns, and perceptions of park attributes. Four key insights emerge: First, the legacy of environmental injustice affects emotional experiences in Camden parks, potentially limiting biophilic benefits. Second, emotional responses to parks are highly case-specific, challenging the idea that parks are uniformly positive or negative. Third, most larger parks near water bodies receive more investment and positive feedback. Finally, users' locations have a greater influence on emotional responses than race, ethnicity, or income. We highlight the importance of understanding emotional landscapes in urban parks and incorporating public sentiments into park planning and decision-making.
... Many are burdened by debt and subject to the conditions imposed by multilateral financial institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). These institutions often prioritize the interests of wealthier nations, further weakening the bargaining power of developing countries [57][58][59]. The structural adjustment policies imposed on developing nations in the wake of the 1980s debt crisis undermined their national sovereignty and weakened their collective negotiating power. ...
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This paper reexamines climate justice through the framework of environmental sociology, offering fresh perspectives on the intersection of social and ecological systems in the face of escalating global climate crises. It emphasizes that inequality lies at the heart of global climate politics, often obstructing pathways toward achieving a true climate solution. Drawing from established traditions within environmental sociology—such as the new ecological paradigm, the post-growth society, and the environmental justice paradigm—the paper advocates for profound systemic and structural reforms in political and economic systems to tackle entrenched inequalities. By integrating these frameworks, the paper proposes a comprehensive model of climate justice, encompassing material, procedural, compensatory, and transformative dimensions of justice. This holistic approach not only addresses environmental sustainability but also prioritizes social equity, ensuring that marginalized communities are included in the global response to climate change. The paper thus positions this model as a critical component of broader environmental and social transformation.
... Many are burdened by debt and subject to the conditions imposed by multilateral financial institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). These institutions often prioritize the interests of wealthier nations, further weakening the bargaining power of developing countries [45][46][47]. The structural adjustment policies imposed on developing nations in the wake of the 1980s debt crisis undermined their national sovereignty and weakened their collective negotiating power. ...
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This paper reexamines climate justice through the framework of environmental sociology, offering fresh perspectives on the intersection of social and ecological systems in the face of escalating global climate crises. It emphasizes that inequality lies at the heart of global climate politics, often obstructing pathways toward achieving true climate justice. Drawing from established traditions within environmental sociology—such as the new ecological paradigm, the post-growth society, and the environmental justice paradigm—the paper advocates for profound systemic and structural reforms in political and economic systems to tackle entrenched inequalities. By integrating these frameworks, the paper proposes a comprehensive model of climate justice, encompassing material, procedural, compensatory, and transformative justice. This holistic approach not only addresses environmental sustainability but also prioritizes social equity, ensuring that marginalized communities are included in the global response to climate change. The paper thus positions climate justice as a critical component of broader environmental and social transformation.
... Bullard (2014) categorized environmental justice into procedural equity, geographic equity, and social equity. Agyeman (2005) categorized environmental justice into substantive justice, distributional justice, and procedural justice. Moreover, Kuehn (2002) divided environmental justice into distributional justice, procedural justice, corrective justice, and social justice. ...
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This study analyzed the acceptance of solar energy in terms of energy justice. The critical issue of energy supply, demand, and transition is a process of social redistribution of risks from old to new energy systems. The question of the appropriate distribution of risks for the energy system is closely related to energy justice. Previous studies are limited in empirically testing whether or not energy justice can contribute to the acceptance of new energy system. In addition, previous studies have heavily depended on energy justice in terms of anthropocentric type. Anthropocentric definitions of energy justice have focused primarily on the benefits and costs allocated only to humans. Such an anthropocentric view of justice lacks consideration of the value of various ecological beings. Therefore, this study aims to shed light on the role of not only four anthropocentric types of energy justices but also on for four ecological ones in the acceptance of solar energy. The analysis reveals that recognitive justice, generational justice, deep ecological justice, social ecological justice, and distributional justice positively influence the acceptance of solar energy, whereas procedural justice, restorative justice, and eco‐socialist justice have no effect on it. In particular, this study found that recognitive justice moderates the effect of personal norms on acceptance of solar energy, whereas restorative justice moderates the effect of knowledge on it.
... Initially, urban greening initiatives were placed largely in affluent, white parts of cities while working-class, historically redlined communities of colour are zoned for industrial and other toxic land uses (Agyeman et al, 2003;Agyeman, 2005). But more recently, proponents of green urbanism have recognized a rent gap between current and potential future returns (Smith, 2010) and targeted marginalized neighbourhoods for development. ...
... Initially, urban greening initiatives were placed largely in affluent, white parts of cities while working-class, historically redlined communities of colour are zoned for industrial and other toxic land uses (Agyeman et al, 2003;Agyeman, 2005). But more recently, proponents of green urbanism have recognized a rent gap between current and potential future returns (Smith, 2010) and targeted marginalized neighbourhoods for development. ...
... In the context of biodiversity conservation, environmental justice discourse refers to the political and moral obligations arising from these injustices (Schleiffer et al., 2023). The discourse overlaps in some aspects with other aforementioned discourses, for example, by promoting 'just' sustainable development (Agyeman, 2020), Indigenous rights (Schlosberg, 2013), and decolonization. ...
... Although there are many local initiatives around the world that can be considered sustainable communities, they are not easily codified in practice, and the term is sometimes used synonymously with 'green cities', 'green communities', 'liveable cities' or 'sustainable cities'. Despite these terminological differences, common features of sustainable communities are the extension of the 'narrow focus' of civic environmentalism that ignores 'social justice', and the need to be democratic and collaborative with the environmental justice movement (Agyeman, 2005). At the micro level, sustainable communities are driven by different groups of actors who have different ways of effectively planning for sustainable communities. ...
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... Such strong student support for ESD integration is indicative of increased consciousness of sustainable challenges in the CS world (Abernethy & Treu, 2014;Gordon, 2010;Nwankwo & Njoku, 2020;Rashid, 2019;Swacha et al., 2021). Therefore, the study emphasizes that good communication skills for better vocabulary sustainability are paramount (Agyeman, 2005;Koniukhov & Osadcha, 2020;Sterling, 2001;Sterling & Thomas, 2006). These are necessary abilities that future computer scientists will use when discussing with their colleagues around the globe. ...
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Integrating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into English for Computer Science (ECS) within higher learning institutions remains relatively new. This study investigates students' and lecturers' perspectives on the integration. It was through the survey of 54 students and the interview with three ECS lecturers from a higher institution of education in Indonesia that captured the stakeholders' opinions regarding the integration of ESD into ECS. The survey revealed that most students and lecturers were in support of integrating ESD. The study employed a survey method using questionnaires that measured different items like 1) awareness and acceptance, 2) effective and convenient communication, 3) motivation and attention, 4) engagement, and 5) career preparation. Meanwhile, interviews cover 1) understanding of ESD integration, 2) recognized knowledge and skills, 3) benefits and drawbacks of integration; 4) teaching strategies; and 5) resources and support. The study examines all those indicators of making ECS more relevant to students' needs and contributing towards a more sustainable English teaching and learning. In this respect, integrating ESD into ECS is a multifarious and evolving procedure that will, when completed, make students better equipped to develop sustainable futures by giving them the knowledge and skills that they need for such an endeavor. This research represents a relevant baseline for those universities and colleges that aim to introduce ESD within their ECS curricula.
... Results The practical axis:-Through observation, photography, and checking plans of the elected neighborhoods; evaluated the restoration criteria types ((PS, PH, AV, ECO.) for these residential environments, based on the theoretical framework and the indicators suggested in Table No. (1). the search results show the following:i. ...
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Prior literature has stressed the significance of restorative considerations in urban planning, as it significantly impacts residents' physical, psychological, and physiological well-being, happiness, and physical activity. The study highlights the crucial role of restoration criteria in urban environments to enhance well-being and create a more sustainable environment. The concept of "Restoration" was developed In the 2000s to address essential characteristics in urban environments, but there is limited literature on this topic in local contexts. This research aims to identify the criteria for "Restoration" in urban environments and evaluate their effectiveness by analyzing previous literature and extracting the discussed criteria. The study examines the relationship between "Restoration" and psychological, and physical well-being using various theories and methodologies, in local neighborhoods environment. The research problem, as well as its hypotheses and goals, were determined. An inductive approach was used within two practical and theoretical axes to achieve the study goals. The theoretical axis involved establishing the conceptual and theoretical foundation for the sources of restoration criteria, after looking over the literature review. Six local neighborhoods in AL-Hilla city were used to apply these requirements in the practical axis. Finally, the research found There are three main sources of restoration criteria related to the user, the physical and the natural environment, within 3 levels (regional, city, and Ground). As well as our local neighborhoods in Al-Hilla City can benefit from the implementation of these restoration criteria to improve the well-being of their residents. This can be achieved by organizing and activating aesthetic restoration criteria that address both physiological and psychological stress.
... How can planning help communities create procedures and frameworks that meet the needs of the present while also ensuring that generations to come may continue to live in a sustainable community? Participation of the community with planning has been linked to fair, just, and egalitarian planning procedures from the communication shift in planning in the 1970s (Agyeman, 2005;Roseland, 2016;Innes & Boober, 2000;Healey, 1996;Innes & Boober, 2004). Organising that involves the public has become the preferred method and a generally universal solution to a variety of societal issues and whims, especially environmental. ...
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Research on the sustainability of society, both theoretically and practically, is lacking. Research indicates that discussions on environmentally friendly growth did not fully incorporate the "societal" aspect until much later. To close this hole, the present research suggests a novel conceptualization of the sustainability of society. Researchers argue that danger is a fundamental component of environmental sustainability and that modern human societies and their living environments face grave interpersonal, geographical, fundamental, and physical hazards as a consequence of the uncertainty surrounding warming temperatures. The authors suggest that a sustainable society works to face risk while addressing social issues in the context of sustainability. As a result, they offer a thorough conceptual framework of social sustainability that consists of four interconnected conceptions of environmentally conscious practises-every one of them integrates important societal components and serves a specific purpose within the overall structure.
... Çevresel adaletle ilişkili bir kavram olan sürdürülebilirlik, bugünün ihtiyaçlarını karşılarken gelecek nesillerin de ihtiyaçlarının gözetilmesi anlamına gelmektedir(Agyeman, 2005: 1-2). Toplumdaki fayda ve yüklerin dağıtılmasıyla ilgili olan sosyal adaletin tersine, çevresel sürdürülebilirlik yaşam destek sistemlerinin sürdürülmesiyle ilgilidir. ...
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... As mentioned in the review above, historical communities require not only heritage preservation but also sustainable development and revitalization to change the conditions of deterioration and deprivation. One of the core principles of a sustainable community is to meet the diverse needs of local residents in social, economic, historical, cultural, and environmental dimensions [29]. Based on a review of previous studies, Hempel (1999) and Akkar Ercan (2011) pointed out that although there are four approaches with different objectives to the concept of sustainable communities, each of them largely focuses on environmental improvement [3,30]. ...
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Renewal projects dealing with public spaces in Chinese historic neighborhoods were mainly dominated by government entities and experts, but their increasing commercialization and standardization did not fully meet the residents’ needs. In this context, resident-driven regeneration practices centered on small-scale gardening are becoming more popular as an alternative. However, few studies focused on the strengths and intentions of these informal gardens and the implications for the renewal of public space in historical communities. A case study was carried out in the Dashilar area, a historical community with numerous informal gardens. Specifically, resident-led community gardens were first sampled and investigated. Second, the components of these gardens were identified and classified with multiple indicators. Third, agglomerative hierarchical clustering was applied to distinguish the different types and the resident needs behind them, and two kinds of renewal projects were compared. The results show that the spontaneous actions and participation of residents, drawing on local knowledge, are critical to the popularity of informal community gardens among local residents, which is also supplementary to the current organizational mechanisms of public space renewal in historical communities. Our research is expected to enrich the research contents of urban green spaces and provide theoretical support for the sustainable development and renewal of historic neighborhoods.
... However, a review of the literature on the distributional effects of environmental taxes shows that heterogeneity within and between studies leads to different conclusions. While some argue that environmental taxes could exacerbate inequalities [3,4], others believe that they could help to reduce them [2,5]. Thus, the potential link between environmental taxes and income inequality needs to be carefully examined. ...
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This paper examines the impact of environmental taxes on economic and social inequalities using data from 38 OECD countries from 1994 to 2020. The results show that the introduction of an environmental tax can have unequal consequences on population groups due to differences in consumption behaviour and access to environmental alternatives. The results also indicate that environmental taxes with a progressive character (i.e. higher for higher income households) can reduce inequalities and improve environmental efficiency. The introduction of environmental taxes should therefore be done with care and with due regard to their impact on inequality. Tax policies must be designed to protect the most vulnerable households and promote equity while protecting the environment. Thus, environmental taxation should be accompanied by social and economic policies that reduce inequalities and support the most affected social groups. It is also important for governments to have better communication and awareness-raising on the impacts of environmental taxation on inequalities, in order to ensure a just transition towards sustainable lifestyles.
... Viewed in this way, it becomes difficult to divorce industrial zoning and urban industrial planning from racial politics and the history of racial exclusion in the US. These patterns have been covered extensively for decades in the broad environmental justice literature, noting how the concentration of industrial hazards and other toxins have undermined the health, safety, and physical integrity of Black and brown neighborhoods in cities across the US (Agyeman, 2006;Boone & Modarres, 1999;Bullard, 1990;DiChiro, 1996;Pulido, 2000). But here we want to bring these aspects of racial discrimination more prominently into the industrial planning discussion for two primary reasons. ...
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For decades, urban development strategies that privilege narrowly defined “creative” sectors, and anachronistic zoning policies have been the norm in US cities, bringing persistent displacement pressures to manufacturing businesses. However, as cities have faced mounting concerns over inequality, affordability, and diversity, recent scholarship has begun to revisit the importance of urban industry, identifying key contributions that industrial enterprises make to cities. The challenge is finding the right strategies that can preserve, enhance, and potentially expand existing urban industrial space. This article takes up that challenge in three ways: (a) by calling attention to long-standing industrial planning norms that have simultaneously disadvantaged communities of color and undermined awareness of and support for urban manufacturing, (b) by exploring “innovations” that depart from those norms by prioritizing “inclusion” and “visibility” in their planning efforts, and (c) by taking an expansive approach to “planning” that seeks lessons from beyond the formal planning establishment. Drawing from emerging scholarship, research and policy reports, program documents, and interviews with key participants, this article gathers lessons from two industrial planning examples—in San Francisco, CA and Buffalo, NY—that help reveal existing barriers to industrial retention, help reimagine the role and place of manufacturing in the city, and ultimately help to foster more inclusive urban development in the US.
... We also briefly introduce understandings of justice that decenter humans and individuals (Agyeman, 2005;Tschakert et al., 2021), and thus linking to broader discussions on non-anthropocentric ethics (Nolt, 2011). These understandings are less explored in the literature on nuclear energy. ...
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Policy makers around the world have been advocating for an expansion of nuclear energy as a way to mitigate climate change, putting in place financial and political incentives for building new reactors and associated facilities. At the same time, policy makers have also been emphasizing the importance of incorporating justice considerations while decarbonizing. The two are not compatible because of the environmental injustices inflicted by the chain of processes required to generate electricity at nuclear power plants. These injustices are a result of the radioactive nature of the waste materials produced at each step of the nuclear fuel chain. Some of these materials remain hazardous for tens of thousands of years. In addition, nuclear facilities face the ever present risk of catastrophic accidents which can contaminate large tracts of land, rendering them uninhabitable for decades if not centuries. These consequences disproportionately fall on Indigenous Peoples and other disempowered communities, as well as non‐human entities. Such impacts are overlooked in our current socio‐political system committed to growth and a techno‐economic approach to dealing with any challenges to its continued existence. This article is categorized under: Human and Social Dimensions > Energy and Climate Justice Energy and Power Systems > Energy Infrastructure
... CSR technology projects are often backed by elaborate Corporate Partnership of Technology firms. This for purposes of perpetuating the success of the computer for schools projects and their outcome over time as pointed out by Agyeman (2005). But does the combined effect of these efforts translate to enhanced computer literacy in schools? ...
... The modern approach to the development of the sustainable development concept is based on the improvement of mechanisms of public-private partnership associated with the increasing influence of major international corporations and transnational structures on economic, social, political, and cultural processes globally [2,3]. Among the researchers, notable works include those by Darnton [4], Robinson [5], Agyeman [6] and Wirzba [7]. It is worth noting the significant contribution to the theory of sustainable development by international organizations, particularly the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). ...
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... With that said, this paper provides a critical first step in the process of identifying which spatial variables are the most important factors for exploring spatial justice in urban communities. Through the efforts outlined in the development of the SJI it is possible to identify which spatial factors are critical in understanding the creation and continuation of spatial injustices in communities across the nation and provide planners with a new tool for developing more sustainable communities (Fainstein, 2010;Agyeman, 2005;Soja, 2010). ...
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For the past several decades, spatial justice has been presented as a conceptual framework to understand and address geographic inequalities. To date, most work associated with spatial justice has been qualitative and case study based. This paper seeks to explore the issue of spatial justice through the development of a Spatial Justice Index (SJI). The SJI quantitatively explores geographic based variables of urban census tracts in North Carolina to apply the underlying concepts of spatial justice in the real world. Using a principal components analysis approach, the SJI incorporates variables related to the following categories that comprise the concept of spatial justice: Public Goods, Basic Services, Cultural Goods, Economic Opportunities and Healthy Environments and are explored across the following spatial measures: spatial density, spatial proximity, spatial diversity, and spatial connectivity. The results highlight the benefits of dense, mixed use development patterns, that are well connected in achieving higher levels of spatial justice. The development of a Spatial Justice Index can be applied by urban planners and government officials across the entire Country to help communities comprehend, accept, and combat spatially injustices.
... A congruence scale with three categories was developed (lack of congruence, partial congruence, and total congruence). This scale draws inspiration from the Just Sustainability Index (JSI), an ordinal scale that measures an organization's commitment to issues of equity and justice (Agyeman, 2005). Modifying the JSI to measure the level of congruence between respondents' entries and climate policies, a "lack of congruence" label was given if there was no mention, limited mention, or if the policy texts contradicted respondents' concerns. ...
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