Economic, ecological, and equity dimensions of brownfield redevelopment plans for environmental justice communities in the USA

Meenar, Mahbubur; Howell, Jordan P.; Hachadorian, Jason

doi:10.1080/13549839.2019.1652803

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“…Since the late 20th century, urban planning in democratic societies has supported such public participation processes at varying levels, scales, and capacities [6,7]. Considered indispensable in the field of planning today, public participation and engagement are often required by governments and other entities [8,9]. Digital technologies offer planners opportunities to diversify and improve upon existing public participation paradigms; nevertheless, planners must critically evaluate the validity and legitimacy of these new processes [3,10].…”

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Using Multi-Sensory and Multi-Dimensional Immersive Virtual Reality in Participatory Planning

Meenar

Kitson

2020

Urban Science

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In the last two decades, urban planners have embraced digital technologies to complement traditional public participation processes; research on the impact of smarter digital instruments, such as immersive virtual reality (IVR), however, is scant. We recruited 40 focus group participants to explore various formats of spatial planning scenario simulations in Glassboro, NJ, USA. Our study finds that the level of participation, memory recalls of scenarios, and emotional responses to design proposals are higher with multi-sensory and multi-dimensional IVR simulations than with standard presentations such as 2D videos of 3D model simulations, coupled with verbal presentations. We also discuss the limitations of IVR technology to assist urban planning practitioners in evaluating its potential in their own participatory planning efforts.

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Using Multi-Sensory and Multi-Dimensional Immersive Virtual Reality in Participatory Planning

Meenar

Kitson

2020

Urban Science

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“…Additionally, Meenar, Howell, and Hachadorian, (2019) [80] conducted a qualitative analysis to assess USEPA Brownfield redevelopment plans to understand the potential impacts on vulnerable communities. Their findings demonstrated most plans discuss economic cost and gains without much consideration for the people in these brownfield locations.…”

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Assessing the Integration of Environmental Justice and Sustainability in Practice: A Review of the Literature

Clark

Miles

2021

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The environmental justice (EJ) movement has been a key factor in the United States’ struggle to provide a healthy environment for all to thrive. The origins of the movement date as far back as the 1960’s, led primarily by people of color and low economic status communities living in America’s most polluted environments. More recently, the just sustainability movement calls for the inclusion of EJ considerations, including social justice, equity, and human rights, into sustainability science and initiatives. Whereas previous work has elucidated synergies between both concepts, this paper provides a literature review of studies that apply the concepts of EJ and sustainability in the US to inform ways in which the concepts are merging (or not) for practical applications. The primary objectives of this review are (1) to identify the common themes in which EJ and sustainability are applied, (2) to qualitatively assess the progression of the integration of these important movements in practical applications, and (3) to inform research gaps that exist in this area. In general, we find that despite the increasing conceptual emphasis on the need to integrate these important concepts, the reviewed scholarship reveals that in practice, the integration of EJ and sustainability remains piecemeal.

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“…Any redress presumed from participatory or distributive strategies can be superficial or short-lived. Meenar, Howell, and Hachadorian (2019), for example, point out how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program was designed to focus on environmental justice, yet redevelopment plans hardly address this objective.…”

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Conditions and Consequences of ELULU Improvement: Environmental Justice Lessons from San Francisco, CA

Solis

2020

Journal of Planning Education and Research

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Existing locally unwanted land uses (ELULUs) are disproportionately located in low-income communities of color. As ELULUs fall into disrepair, can planners redevelop them in ways that advance environmental justice and, if so, how? Through a case study of a San Francisco ELULU redevelopment planning process, this article highlights the central role of community-based organizing in generating policy changes that promoted certain environmental justice outcomes. A reconceptualization of the agency-neighborhood relationship was key. Findings also identify the obduracy of infrastructure and directed redress as central planning considerations and tensions.

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Economic, ecological, and equity dimensions of brownfield redevelopment plans for environmental justice communities in the USA

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

Using Multi-Sensory and Multi-Dimensional Immersive Virtual Reality in Participatory Planning

Using Multi-Sensory and Multi-Dimensional Immersive Virtual Reality in Participatory Planning

Assessing the Integration of Environmental Justice and Sustainability in Practice: A Review of the Literature

Conditions and Consequences of ELULU Improvement: Environmental Justice Lessons from San Francisco, CA

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