The geography of environmental injustice

Habitat International

Volumn 59, Issue , 2017, Pages 118-125

  Vaz, Eric ^a   Anthony, Adam ^a   McHenry, Meghan ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental injustice; GIS; Health deprivation; Neighborhoods; Pollution; Racialized communities; Racism; Toronto

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RACISM; SPATIAL DATA; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POPULATION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 85002673888     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.12.001     Document Type: Article

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