An evaluation of environmental justice and environmental equity : laws and issues that affect minority and low-income populations

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• Creators:
  Owens, Edward ; Goodwin, Gwen ; Lewis, Carol A. ; mallory, Jeffrey
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Southern University. Center for Transportation Training and Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Environmental justice
  • Equity (Justice)
  • Low income groups
  • Minorities
  • Laws and legislation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SWUTC/08/167921-1 ; 167921-1
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  Environmental justice and transportation equity concerns pertain to discriminatory outcomes in ; planning, operation and maintenance, and infrastructure development by state and metropolitan ; systems. On February 11, 1994, President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 12898, Federal ; Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations. ; Two major federal laws, the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) and Title VI of ; the Civil Rights Act, are highlighted in the Executive Order. This study provides an overview of ; literature and case studies regarding Environmental Justice issues and concerns. Additionally, the ; study includes survey responses of state DOT’s and MPO’s about their methods of addressing ; environmental justice in planning and projects.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  10727
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16490/dot_16490_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 364.94 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5bec37f0cac676da2c32bc52ed140e3affae53cd3f96ddd1d749761e16dbc9039b128a9d09b7af3bf1476854e4cf9a496ae28334f3693fadf1b4cea6a003a1e1