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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Autores principales: Viniece Jennings, Colleen E. Reid, Christina H. Fuller
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a6e1d632d87b4b4f9e1e54553af631742021-12-02T16:34:05ZGreen infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice10.1038/s41467-021-24892-12041-1723https://doaj.org/article/a6e1d632d87b4b4f9e1e54553af631742021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24892-1https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Outdoor 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.Viniece JenningsColleen E. ReidChristina H. FullerNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021)
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Christina H. Fuller
Green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice
description 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.
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title Green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice
title_short Green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice
title_full Green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice
title_fullStr Green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice
title_full_unstemmed Green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice
title_sort green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice
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