“Mama, I can’t breathe.” Louisville’s dirty air has steep medical and economic costs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21690367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hans Gilderbloom (Neighborhood Associates Corporation, Washington, DC, USA, corresponding author), Gregory D Squires (Sociology and Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA), Wesley L Meares (0000-0001-5330-3708, Public Administration, Augusta University, St. Augusta, GA, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 619-626 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-9839 • E-ISSN: 1469-6711 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13549839.2020.1789570 |
| OpenAlex | W3046534076 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
The calls for greater racial equity also means cleaning up the air, water, and soil. Poor people needlessly suffer more in Louisville than the same low-income people in West Coast cites. If we adopted the same tough, environmental regulations as our West Coast Counterparts West Louisville would surely bloom instead of slowly die. The unfairness between black and white neighbourhoods is stark and vivid. As the great urbanist, Jane Jacobs, once said: “everyone hungers for a first class neighbourhood for both pride and dignity ... nobody wants a second class neighborhood.” First class neighbourhoods are safe, healthy, sustainable, and prosperous. It is a human right; a Worldwide right
CITES · Dignity · nobody · Political science · Pride · Sociology · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Law
Preliminary Estimates of the Prevalence of Selected Underlying Health Conditions Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 — United States, February 12–March 28, 2020
The Lancet Commission on pollution and health
Exposure to air pollution and Covid-19 mortality in the United States
Prevalence of comorbidities and its effects in patients infected with Sars-CoV-2
A review on the human health impact of airborne particulate matter
Pollution, place, and premature death
Dumping in Dixie
Rethinking Rental Housing
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |