Environmental Justice Assessment in Racially Diverse Areas

This paper explores analytical techniques to identify the environmental justice (EJ) population in a racially diverse area and to evaluate the benefits and burdens of transportation projects upon EJ and non-EJ populations. A statistical technique was developed to identify the block groups where minority and low-income populations were disproportionately concentrated, with variation in the size of the block groups taken into account. Four performance measures that represent the transportation benefits of and burdens on the identified EJ and non-EJ areas were determined to evaluate accessibility, mobility, safety, and equity. Specific questions and indexes for each performance measure were developed to define disproportionate impacts. To establish transportation projects’ connection with local communities, those projects were categorized and selected on the basis of their type in addition to their geographical location. The method developed for Oahu, Hawaii, is transferable to states, cities, and metropolitan areas throughout the United States.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.3141/1983-09
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• Summary URL:
  • http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=Environmental+Justice+Assessment+in+Racially+Diverse+Areas&author=H.+Li&author=S.+Young&author=S.+Low&author=G.+Lum&publication_year=2006
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• Authors:
  • Li, Honglong
  • Young, Steve
  • Low, Shevaun
  • Lum, Gordon
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 59-66
• Monograph Title: Energy and Environmental Concerns 2006, Including 2006 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 1983
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Environmental justice; Equity; Low income groups; Minorities; Mobility; Performance measurement; Race; Safety; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation projects
• Geographic Terms: Oahu (Hawaii)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01025609
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309099935
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 8 2006 11:26AM