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: Received: 15 September 2020 / Approved: 16 September 2020 / Online: 16 September 2020 (11:15:01 CEST)
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Mendoza, D.L. Land Use Differences Across Socioeconomic Boundaries and Implications for Air Quality. Preprints2020, 2020090359. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0359.v1.
Mendoza, D.L. Land Use Differences Across Socioeconomic Boundaries and Implications for Air Quality. Preprints 2020, 2020090359. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0359.v1.
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Mendoza, D.L. Land Use Differences Across Socioeconomic Boundaries and Implications for Air Quality. Preprints2020, 2020090359. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0359.v1.
Mendoza, D.L. Land Use Differences Across Socioeconomic Boundaries and Implications for Air Quality. Preprints 2020, 2020090359. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202009.0359.v1.
Abstract
Multiple social and environmental justice concerns are linked to urban form such as the distribution of socioeconomic class populations, healthcare spending, air pollution exposure, and human mobility. This study used 1m resolved LIDAR data to characterize land use in Salt Lake County, Utah and associate it with sociodemographic and air quality data at the census block group and zip code levels. We found that increasing tree cover was associated with higher per capita income and lower minority populations while increasing built cover was linked to lower per capita income and higher minority populations. Air quality showed less strong correlations, however, decreased non irrigated cover, increased built cover, and higher amounts of households living under poverty was related to higher long-term PM2.5 exposure. Several policy efforts have been undertaken to improve air quality and reduce negative health outcomes in Utah which are being informed by regulatory and research grade air quality sensors.
Keywords
Land Cover; LIDAR; Sociodemographics; Built Environment; Urban Form; Air Quality; Social Justice; Environmental Justice; Policy; Localized Action.
Subject
SOCIAL SCIENCES, Geography
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
