The Principles of Mapping for Environmental Justice

The Principles of Mapping for Environmental Justice

Term
Course Number
ENVS 6551 660
Course Code
ENVS6551660
Course Key
81295
Day(s)
Wednesday
Time
5:15pm-8:15pm
Instructor
Course Note
MES Foundation: Env Justice
Course Description
Environmental Justice (EJ) mapping examines the intersection of environmental burdens and the vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted by their harm. From redlining to the static maps that first showed the correlation between race and waste, and moving through to today's truly dynamic EJ mapping tools, The Principles of Mapping for Environmental Justice explores how mapping quite literally put EJ on the environmental movement landscape. This is not a GIS course, nor a course on EJ generally, but an examination into the core components that are inherent to EJ mapping principles. Come explore the indicators and methodologies used by federal, state and local governments and the policy they influence, such as President Biden¿s Justice40 Initiative.
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