An assessment and explanation of environmental inequity in baltimore

Christopher G. Boone

doi:10.2747/0272-3638.23.6.581

An assessment and explanation of environmental inequity in baltimore

Christopher G. Boone

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Abstract

In Baltimore, census tracts made up of White, working-class people are more likely to contain a Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facility than primarily Black census tracts. Differences in race characteristics decrease with larger units of analysis and with the use of half-mile buffers around TRI sites. At the census-tract level, race is the most significant population characteristic, followed by income and education. A long history of residential and occupational segregation may explain the proximity of toxic-release sites to working-class White neighborhoods.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	581-595
Number of pages	15
Journal	Urban Geography
Volume	23
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.23.6.581
State	Published - Sep 1 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Baltimore
Environmental equity
Segregation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Urban Studies

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