Green infrastructure can limit but not solve air pollution injustice

Viniece Jennings (), Colleen E. Reid and Christina H. Fuller
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Viniece Jennings: Agnes Scott College
Colleen E. Reid: University of Colorado Boulder
Christina H. Fuller: Georgia State University School of Public Health

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-4

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24892-1

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