Environmental justice implications of urban tree cover in Miami-Dade County, Florida

The social, environmental, and economic benefits of urban trees can mitigate many negative aspects of the built environment. As such, disparities in the benefits of tree cover as a result of class or racial segregation represent an environmental injustice. Quantifying the ecosystem services of urban...

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Autores Principales: Flocks, Joan, Escobedo, Francisco, Wade, Jeff, Varela, Sebastian, Wald, Claudia
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Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert Inc 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27656
https://doi.org/10.1089/env.2010.0018
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spelling ir-10336-276562020-08-19T14:43:11Z Environmental justice implications of urban tree cover in Miami-Dade County, Florida Implicaciones de justicia ambiental de la cubierta forestal urbana en el condado de Miami-Dade, Florida Flocks, Joan Escobedo, Francisco Wade, Jeff Varela, Sebastian Wald, Claudia Environmental Justice Implications Urban Tree Cover Miami-Dade County Florida The social, environmental, and economic benefits of urban trees can mitigate many negative aspects of the built environment. As such, disparities in the benefits of tree cover as a result of class or racial segregation represent an environmental injustice. Quantifying the ecosystem services of urban tree cover is increasingly being used to advocate urban greening and sustainability programs. Although some cities have instituted programs promoting tree planting on public property, these programs most often take place in the context of promoting sustainability rather than addressing structural inequities in the built environment. Using field and U.S. Census data, computer modeling, and online resources, this study analyzed variables such as urban forest cover, diversity of trees, and tree condition among White, African American, and Hispanic areas in Miami-Dade County. We then use these results to quantify two key ecosystem services from urban trees and discuss how their provision can be inequitable. This might be due to a failure to first address structural inequities that have been recognized by the environmental justice movement. 2011-01-01 2020-08-19T14:43:11Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ISSN: 1939-4071 EISSN: 1937-5174 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27656 https://doi.org/10.1089/env.2010.0018 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Mary Ann Liebert Inc Environmental Justice
institution EdocUR - Universidad del Rosario
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language Inglés (English)
topic Environmental Justice
Implications
Urban Tree Cover
Miami-Dade County
Florida
spellingShingle Environmental Justice
Implications
Urban Tree Cover
Miami-Dade County
Florida
Flocks, Joan
Escobedo, Francisco
Wade, Jeff
Varela, Sebastian
Wald, Claudia
Environmental justice implications of urban tree cover in Miami-Dade County, Florida
description The social, environmental, and economic benefits of urban trees can mitigate many negative aspects of the built environment. As such, disparities in the benefits of tree cover as a result of class or racial segregation represent an environmental injustice. Quantifying the ecosystem services of urban tree cover is increasingly being used to advocate urban greening and sustainability programs. Although some cities have instituted programs promoting tree planting on public property, these programs most often take place in the context of promoting sustainability rather than addressing structural inequities in the built environment. Using field and U.S. Census data, computer modeling, and online resources, this study analyzed variables such as urban forest cover, diversity of trees, and tree condition among White, African American, and Hispanic areas in Miami-Dade County. We then use these results to quantify two key ecosystem services from urban trees and discuss how their provision can be inequitable. This might be due to a failure to first address structural inequities that have been recognized by the environmental justice movement.
format Artículo (Article)
author Flocks, Joan
Escobedo, Francisco
Wade, Jeff
Varela, Sebastian
Wald, Claudia
author_facet Flocks, Joan
Escobedo, Francisco
Wade, Jeff
Varela, Sebastian
Wald, Claudia
author_sort Flocks, Joan
title Environmental justice implications of urban tree cover in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_short Environmental justice implications of urban tree cover in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_full Environmental justice implications of urban tree cover in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_fullStr Environmental justice implications of urban tree cover in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_full_unstemmed Environmental justice implications of urban tree cover in Miami-Dade County, Florida
title_sort environmental justice implications of urban tree cover in miami-dade county, florida
publisher Mary Ann Liebert Inc
publishDate 2011
url https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27656
https://doi.org/10.1089/env.2010.0018
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