Citizen mapping and environmental justice: Internet applications for research and advocacy

Environmental Justice

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-162

  Jordan, Lisa ^a   Stallins, Anthony ^a   Stokes IV, Shereitte ^b   Johnson, Elijah ^b   Gragg, Richard ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; DEMOCRATIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GPS; HEALTH STATUS; INTERNET; MAPPING METHOD; PHOTOGRAPH; RESEARCH WORK; SOFTWARE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; TALLAHASSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053085430     PISSN: 19394071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/env.2010.0048     Document Type: Review

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