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Nih environmental justice initiative.
September 13, 2024
Webinar Date/Time: Friday, September 13, 2024, at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
The NIH established the Environmental Justice (EJ) Scholars Program to learn from research scholars, academics, public health and health care professionals, and EJ leaders at community-based organizations with the goal of advancing EJ efforts at various Institutes, Centers, and Offices across the NIH.
In this 60-minute webinar, interested applicants will learn more about the newly established EJ Scholars Program, including goals, eligibility, activities, NIH interest statements, and application materials. The program team will respond to common questions that they have already received. There will be ample Question and Answer time for attendees to ask questions to the program team. In addition, when you register for the event, you have the option to submit questions you would like to have answered.
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Participatory research for environmental justice: a critical interpretive synthesis. Environ Health Perspect. 2021;129:1-20. ... All authors contributed to the writing and editing of the paper ...
Abstract. Environmental justice (EJ) research seeks to document and redress the disproportionate environmental burdens and benefits associated with social inequalities. Although its initial focus was on disparities in exposure to anthropogenic pollution, the scope of EJ research has expanded. In the context of intensifying social inequalities ...
Adrian Martin is a professor of environment and development at the University of East Anglia (UEA) who specializes in interdisciplinary research into environmental justice and human wellbeing. He mainly applies his work to governance of protected areas, integrated conservation and development, participatory forestry, and rural livelihoods.
This paper began with the observation that while EJ is now ubiquitous in environmental policy and planning, scholars and practitioners seek practical tools to understand whether and how their research and practice adequately addresses justice-based principles. ... which are anthropocentric. An increasing body of environmental justice research ...
The most contested statements were 'Fighting police brutality and racial violence are irrelevant to environmental justice activism' (modified from Cohen et al. Citation 2020) and 'Environmental justice does not need to recognise the contributions of women of colour' (modified from Hoover Citation 2022).
Political ecology (PE) has a long tradition of research on struggles over water but PE papers may not explicitly invoke the concept of justice. One of PE's core deviations from the EJ framing is in how it "sees" the state: whereas the origins of EJ assumed a liberal state that could rectify injustices, PE comes from a Marxist lineage with a ...
Abstract. Environmental justice (EJ) research seeks to document and redress the disproportionate environmental burdens and benefits associated with social inequalities. Although its initial focus was on disparities in exposure to anthropogenic pollution, the scope of EJ research has expanded. In the context of intensifying social inequalities ...
The summer of 2020 was marked by a deep social and political reckoning with injustice in multiple forms across the United States, spurred by police violence and larger patterns of racial inequity; in the years since, academic and governmental institutions have increased efforts beyond "business as usual" to embed equity and environmental justice more deeply into processes, policies, and ...
Environmental justice (EJ) is a broad discipline that attempts to understand and redress unfair exposure to unhealthy environmental conditions. EJ is often made measurable with indicators, however the capabilities and the limitations of EJ indicators can be difficult for policy makers to understand. Using an exploratory review of EJ literature, this paper performs a research translation role ...
Abstract. Promoting access to environmental justice is a critical aspect of ensuring fair and equitable outcomes for communities and individuals affected by environmental issues. This paper ...
Study Finds Exposure to Air Pollution Higher for People of Color Regardless of Region or Income. EPA employs a rigorous, multidisciplinary research program to deliver the tools, data, and resources the Agency needs to meet its Environmental Justice (EJ) goals and help all communities enjoy the benefits of a healthy, clean environment.
In incorporating ideas of justice into their research, ... Not long after the 2009 paper was published, jus- ... (SDGs), announced in 2015. Environmental justice is also at the
The article concludes with a discussion of the globalization of the environmental justice movement, discourse, and issues, as well as with some policy implications of finding and understanding ...
This paper offers a synthesis of Anglo-American research on the role of urban green space in shaping public health and environmental justice. This literature has focused on urban parks, and to a lesser degree, green cover. Other types of green space (e.g., green roofs, green walls) have yet to be systematically studied.
Toward Environmental Justice: Key Concepts. Environmental justice results from the equitable distribution of environmental benefits and harms through the restructuring of systems of oppression. Demonstrators during the 2022 Earth Day Strike at the City County Building on April 22, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Environmental justice (EJ) research seeks to document and redress the disproportionate environmental burdens and benefits associated with social inequalities. Although its initial focus was on disparities in exposure to anthropogenic pollution, the scope of EJ research has expanded. In the context of intensifying social inequalities and environmental problems, there is a need to further ...
Aim and Outline of This Review. Outlining how modern 'big earth data' (e.g., [57, 58]) can be utilized to understand human health and well-being [59], this study will condense recent research efforts on the integration of geographic data in environmental justice research, in particular how remote sensing can contribute to increasing the ...
Environmental justice emerged concerning the inequitable distribution of environmental hazards on certain societal groups, but has also evolved to consider the ability of certain groups to participate and influence decision-making, and also be recognised as a legitimate actors in the process. The primary audiences of the book are students and ...
Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of ethnicity, color, national origin, social status or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. The goal is for everyone to have the same degree of protection from ...
Environmental justice emerges strongly as a theme in the US research reviewed. Environmental justice is defined as equitable exposure to environmental good and harm ... This theme is present in several of the American research papers reviewed. Further themes in the international research reviewed are referenced in the discussion that follows ...
100 Environmental Justice Research Paper Topics. Environmental justice is a significant and dynamic field of study. It intersects with various disciplines, including law, policy, public health, urban planning, and climate science. The following comprehensive list of environmental justice research paper topics is divided into ten categories ...
Environmental justice is both a field of study and a powerful social movement that is concerned with the unequal distribution of environmental benefits (e.g. clean water, parks, healthy food, etc.) and costs (e.g. unsafe housing, air pollution, soil pollution, etc.) between different social groups. Environmental justice is an intersectional ...
This research investigates the social and environmental injustices within the life cycle of solar panels in India, focusing on the benefits and burdens incurred by people working at various nodes of the solar value chain. Years active 2021 - 2024. Lead faculty research mentor Dr. Ryan Stock Research sponsors
The conference theme engages with Indigenous environmental justice, an area of academic research and a social movement that is both relevant to public policy and linked to scientific issues related to air and water quality, natural resource management, and climate change.
Environmental justice in India. This research draws upon theoretical insights of law and development scholars like Trubek (Citation 1980) and others who have questioned traditional meanings of environmental justice based simply on principles of fair treatment and equity in distribution of environmental risk (Williams and Mawdsley Citation 2006).
Webinar Date/Time: Friday, September 13, 2024, at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT. The NIH established the Environmental Justice (EJ) Scholars Program to learn from research scholars, academics, public health and health care professionals, and EJ leaders at community-based organizations with the goal of advancing EJ efforts at various Institutes, Centers, and Offices across the NIH.