Green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice

Outdoor air pollution contributes to millions of deaths worldwide yet air pollution has differential exposures across racial/ethnic groups and socioeconomic status. While green infrastructure has the potential to decrease air pollution and provide other benefits to human health, vegetation alone can...

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Auteurs principaux: Viniece Jennings, Colleen E. Reid, Christina H. Fuller
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/a6e1d632d87b4b4f9e1e54553af63174
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Résumé:Outdoor air pollution contributes to millions of deaths worldwide yet air pollution has differential exposures across racial/ethnic groups and socioeconomic status. While green infrastructure has the potential to decrease air pollution and provide other benefits to human health, vegetation alone cannot resolve health disparities related to air pollution injustice. We discuss how unequal access to green infrastructure can limit air quality improvements for marginalized communities and provide strategies to move forward.