Incorporating environmental justice into second generation indices of multiple deprivation: Lessons from the UK and progress internationally

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Fairburn, Jon ^a   Maier, Werner ^b   Braubach, Matthias ^c  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Geographic information systems; Indices of multiple deprivation; Policy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; GIS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; NEIGHBORHOOD;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GERMANY; JUSTICE; NEIGHBORHOOD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84979653152     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13080750     Document Type: Review

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