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This project aimed to illustrate how discriminatory practices in past urban planning and housing policies have contributed to the environmental inequities in cities today. Focusing on redlining, the RAND research team combined data on environmental hazards and amenities, including air pollution, traffic volume, flooding risk, ambient temperature, and tree canopy cover, and examined how those patterns aligned with historic “residential security” grades established by the HOLC.
The team also conducted a review of literature and policy documents and interviewed community groups who are working to advance environmental justice about efforts to redress inequities, and what successful initiatives have in common. These conversations pointed to the importance of genuine community engagement – from start to finish – when addressing environmental injustice.
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