policymap in the classroom (2017) - dr. victor perez
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PolicyMap in the Classroom:
A Tool for Public Health and
Sociology Courses
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
Victor Perez, PhD
Assistant Professor of
Sociology at the
University of Delaware
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
Victor W. Perez, PhD
Examining Environmental
(In)Justice in PolicyMap: A
Tool for Sociology Courses
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
• A principle of fair treatment and
involvement
– “…no population…is forced to bear a
disproportionate share of the negative human
health or environmental impacts of pollution
or environmental consequences resulting
from industrial, municipal, or commercial
operations…” (Brulle and Pellow 2006:104)
What is Environmental Justice?
Victor W. Perez, PhD
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
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Health and
Sociology
Courses
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
• Environmental injustice (or environmental inequality)– “a specific social group is disproportionately affected
by environmental hazards” (Brulle and Pellow 2006:104, emphasis added)
• Environmental racism– A specific form of environmental inequality
– The differential impact of economic or environmental policy, practice, or directive (intended or unintended) on communities based on race (Chavis, as noted in Brulle and Pellow 2006:105)
What is Environmental (In)Justice?
Victor W. Perez, PhD
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
• Historical use, de-industrialization, and legacy brownfields in South Wilmington, DE
• What’s a brownfield?– “abandoned, idled, or underutilized industrial and
commercial facilities [i.e., property and land] where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination” (Yount 1997:367, as quoted in Lee and Mohai 2012:602)
• Morello-Frosch et al. (2011) racial and ethnic community poorer health outcomes than others, and more frequently exposed to multiple environmental hazards (p.879)
A Case of Environmental Racism?
Wilmington, DE
Victor W. Perez, PhD
PolicyMap in the
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Courses
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
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• Brownfields a special case of environmental racism
– Lee and Mohai (2012:603)
• “…brownfield sites, unlike hazardous waste and polluting industrial facilities, does not involve decisions about locating new facilities but rather decisions about abandoning existing facilities
– Focus on processes that account for the racial and economic dimensions of areas where brownfields are concentrated
A Case of Environmental Racism?
Wilmington, DE
Victor W. Perez, PhD
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
• In PolicyMap, there are few explicitenvironmental indicators– Brownfields (sourced from EPA) in the Quality
of Life section for data points
• Combine with distribution of race in a community at the local level
• Students can employ the concept of environmental racism
Environmental Indicators in PolicyMap
Victor W. Perez, PhD
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
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Health and
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
Environmental Racism in Wilmington, DE?
• Single layer map
– Highlight South Wilmington, DE
– Select brownfields from Quality of Life-
Environment
• Note the different types of brownfields
– Can see all as total history in area of those
known, unknown, need cleaning, etc.
– Select racial makeup of area
• Demographics-Race-Non-White
Victor W. Perez, PhD
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
• 3-layer map– Highlight South Wilmington, DE
– Select brownfields from Quality of Life-Environment
– Select racial makeup of area (Demographics-Race-Non-White)
• At least 75% non-white (shows concentrated racial minority composition at census tract level)
Environmental Racism in Wilmington, DE?
Victor W. Perez, PhD
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
#mapchatspolicymap.com/mapchats-
webinars
#mapchatspolicymap.com/mapchats-
webinars
#mapchats
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
• 3-layer map– Highlight South Wilmington, DE
– Select brownfields from Quality of Life-Environment
– Select racial makeup of area (Demographics-Race-White)
• At least 75% white (again, shows concentrated racial minority composition at census tract level)
Environmental Racism in Wilmington, DE?
Victor W. Perez, PhD
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
#mapchatspolicymap.com/mapchats-
webinars
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webinars
#mapchats
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
• 3-layer map at the block group for Demographics-Race-Non-White at the block group level (75%) shows us that west side is increasingly not made up of racial minorities– A special case of environmental inequality due to the
redevelopment
– Brownfield redevelopment and “green gentrification”
• Condos, expensive restaurants, etc.
• 3-layer map for Demographics-Race-White at the block group level for whites at 25%
Highlight Brownfield Redevelopment
Processes
Victor W. Perez, PhD
PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
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PolicyMap in the
Classroom: A
Tool for Public
Health and
Sociology
Courses
• How social processes are located in space!– How historical processes lead to present
environmental injustice conditions
– How environmental hazard cleanup policy and incentives can re-create social inequalities in space
• How to examine local areas to test hypotheses of environmental injustice!
• How to draw critically examine sociological concept and expand their use and utility!
Students Learn!
Victor W. Perez, PhD
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