TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental equity in central cities
T2 - Socioeconomic dimensions and planning strategies
AU - Pijawka, David
AU - Blair, John
AU - Guhathakurta, Subhrajit
AU - Lebiednik, Sarah
AU - Ashur, Suleiman
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - This study presents the case of a neighborhood in South Phoenix, Arizona, where latent feelings of inequity in the community were heightened by a serious contamination incident. The incident amplified perceptions of environmental risk and reinforced perceptions of distributional, procedural, and process inequities. Housing prices within the affected area continue to reflect a risk-induced discount when compared to those in adjacent and similar neighborhoods. The property value diminution in the affected area has occurred despite assurances of governmental agencies that residual contaminants are within safe limits. The article concludes with a number of strategies for planners, which should help strengthen planning processes that involve environmental equity considerations in the central areas of our major cities.
AB - This study presents the case of a neighborhood in South Phoenix, Arizona, where latent feelings of inequity in the community were heightened by a serious contamination incident. The incident amplified perceptions of environmental risk and reinforced perceptions of distributional, procedural, and process inequities. Housing prices within the affected area continue to reflect a risk-induced discount when compared to those in adjacent and similar neighborhoods. The property value diminution in the affected area has occurred despite assurances of governmental agencies that residual contaminants are within safe limits. The article concludes with a number of strategies for planners, which should help strengthen planning processes that involve environmental equity considerations in the central areas of our major cities.
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U2 - 10.1177/0739456X9801800203
DO - 10.1177/0739456X9801800203
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032447837
SN - 0739-456X
VL - 18
SP - 113
EP - 123
JO - Journal of Planning Education and Research
JF - Journal of Planning Education and Research
IS - 2
ER -