Environmental Justice and Systems Analysis for Air Quality Planning in the Port of Oakland in California
Fiona Greer,
Ahmad Bin Thaneya,
Arpad Horvath
Abstract:Many frontline communities experience adverse health impacts from living in proximity to high-polluting industrial sources. Securing environmental justice requires, in part, a comprehensive set of quantitative indicators. We incorporate environmental justice and life-cycle thinking into air quality planning to assess fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) exposure and monetized damages from operating and maintaining the Port of Oakland, a major multimodal marine port located in the historically marginalized West Oa… Show more
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