Longitudinal environmental justice analysis: Co-evolution of environmental quality and deprivation in England, 1960-2007

Geoforum

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-57

  Mitchell, Gordon ^a   Norman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental equity; Environmental justice; Landscape intrusion; Longitudinal analysis; Social deprivation; Time series

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GIS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SPATIAL DATA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80055001783     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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