New Perspectives on Climate Equity and Environmental Justice

Smith, Michael D.; Wodajo, Tadesse

doi:10.1175/bams-d-22-0032.1

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“…This approach reduces marginalisation and promote equity and justice. This view is similar to the recognition justice dimension from the work extended by Smith and Wodajo (2022), which seeks not only to acknowledge sociocultural disparities stemming from climate change impacts but also to rectify historical and contemporary injustices faced by marginalised communities, such as indigenous and communities of colour. Recognition justice also highlights the value of diverse perspectives and knowledge systems in understanding and addressing climate change.…”

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“…Approaches to climate justice, in the context of climate change and its impacts, cover a range of narratives, understandings, and dimensions, sparking continuous debate (Smith and Wodajo 2022). This multidimensional approach focuses primarily on the varied interpretations of climate justice among stakeholders, including academics and grassroots activists, and its incorporation into climate adaptation planning.…”

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Indigenous, ethnic, and racial diversity and climate justice: New Zealand’s climate adaptation policies and policy approaches

Jayawardena

2024

Environ. Res.: Climate

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This research paper interrogates the extent to which indigenous, ethnic, and racial diversity is substantively integrated into climate justice discussions with a focus on New Zealand’s climate change adaptation policies. A qualitative research design is used, employing a documentary analysis and summative content analysis to scrutinise New Zealand climate change adaptation policies and their responsiveness to indigenous, ethnic and racial diversity within the ambit of climate justice. This study aims to measure the extent to which these policies promote inclusive and equitable climate adaptation outcomes. This study makes a significant contribution to the nuanced understanding of climate justice research, particularly regarding indigenous and ethnic minority communities. The study is expected to contribute to the existing knowledge base and inform the formulation of inclusive policies that integrate the diverse perspectives of these communities into climate adaptation and policy-making processes. The research findings highlight existing gaps and emphasise the importance of incorporating indigenous, ethnic, and racial diversity into policy development and implementation. The aim is to shape climate adaptation strategies that are representative of aware of insights from various communities in contemporary cities.

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Section: Understanding Climate Justice As a Multidimensional Approach...mentioning

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Indigenous, ethnic, and racial diversity and climate justice: New Zealand’s climate adaptation policies and policy approaches

Jayawardena

2024

Environ. Res.: Climate

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“…Du and Sun (2022a) developed a benefit-sharing model for cooperative air pollution prevention and control in China and also offered recommendations for using this model to achieve environmental justice. Smith and Wodajo (2022) substantiated the relationship between climate justice and environmental justice. Martín (2022) identified the evolution of climate action in the environmental justice movement, 2010-2020.…”

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AI’s contribution to combating climate change and achieving environmental justice in the global economy

Osipov

Skryl

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…Environmental justice recognizes both these disproportionate exposures and disparities in access to resources to recover and build resiliency in the face of such hazards ( 12 ). Climate change and its effects, including flooding, high temperatures and wildfire, represent an evolving environmental hazard with disproportionate impacts ( 13 , 14 ). In fact, in NC, wildfire related health outcomes including asthma and COPD have well-documented racial disparities in prevalence ( 15 , 16 ).…”

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Wildfires and climate justice: future wildfire events predicted to disproportionally impact socioeconomically vulnerable communities in North Carolina

Winker,

Payton,

Brown

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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Wildfire events are becoming increasingly common across many areas of the United States, including North Carolina (NC). Wildfires can cause immediate damage to properties, and wildfire smoke conditions can harm the overall health of exposed communities. It is critical to identify communities at increased risk of wildfire events, particularly in areas with that have sociodemographic disparities and low socioeconomic status (SES) that may exacerbate incurred impacts of wildfire events. This study set out to: (1) characterize the distribution of wildfire risk across NC; (2) implement integrative cluster analyses to identify regions that contain communities with increased vulnerability to the impacts of wildfire events due to sociodemographic characteristics; (3) provide summary-level statistics of populations with highest wildfire risk, highlighting SES and housing cost factors; and (4) disseminate wildfire risk information via our online web application, ENVIROSCAN. Wildfire hazard potential (WHP) indices were organized at the census tract-level, and distributions were analyzed for spatial autocorrelation via global and local Moran’s tests. Sociodemographic characteristics were analyzed via k-means analysis to identify clusters with distinct SES patterns to characterize regions of similar sociodemographic/socioeconomic disparities. These SES groupings were overlayed with housing and wildfire risk profiles to establish patterns of risk across NC. Resulting geospatial analyses identified areas largely in Southeastern NC with high risk of wildfires that were significantly correlated with neighboring regions with high WHP, highlighting adjacent regions of high risk for future wildfire events. Cluster-based analysis of SES factors resulted in three groups of regions categorized through distinct SES profiling; two of these clusters (Clusters 2 and 3) contained indicators of high SES vulnerability. Cluster 2 contained a higher percentage of younger (<5 years), non-white, Hispanic and/or Latino residents; while Cluster 3 had the highest mean WHP and was characterized by a higher percentage of non-white residents, poverty, and less than a high school education. Counties of particular SES and WHP-combined vulnerability include those with majority non-white residents, tribal communities, and below poverty level households largely located in Southeastern NC. WHP values per census tract were dispersed to the public via the ENVIROSCAN application, alongside other environmentally-relevant data.

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New Perspectives on Climate Equity and Environmental Justice

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Indigenous, ethnic, and racial diversity and climate justice: New Zealand’s climate adaptation policies and policy approaches

Indigenous, ethnic, and racial diversity and climate justice: New Zealand’s climate adaptation policies and policy approaches

AI’s contribution to combating climate change and achieving environmental justice in the global economy

Wildfires and climate justice: future wildfire events predicted to disproportionally impact socioeconomically vulnerable communities in North Carolina

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