Environmental justice implications of nature-based solutions in urban areas: A systematic review of approaches, indicators, and outcomes

J Kato-Huerta, D Geneletti - Environmental Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental justice (EJ) addresses the unequal distribution of environmental goods and
harms and promotes people's right to be involved in environmental decision-making. In …

The unjust distribution of urban green infrastructure is just the tip of the iceberg: A systematic review of place-based studies

AA Zuniga-Teran, AK Gerlak, AD Elder… - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many cities are turning to greening efforts to increase resilience, but such efforts often favor
privileged groups, thereby resulting in injustices. In this systematic review, we analyze 71 …

Sustainable development, poverty eradication and reducing inequalities

J Roy, P Tscharket, H Waisman, S Abdul Halim… - 2018 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …

Eco-gentrification and who benefits from urban green amenities: NYC's high Line

KJ Black, M Richards - Landscape and urban planning, 2020 - Elsevier
This study estimates the impact of the introduction of New York's High Line, an elevated
walkway in Manhattan by relating the increase in housing values to the issue of eco …

The unanticipated role of fiscal environmental expenditure in accelerating household carbon emissions: Evidence from China

S Cheng, K Wang, F Meng, G Liu, J An - Energy Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Fiscal environmental expenditure (FEE) is crucial to achieving climate change mitigation
targets; however, its role in reducing household carbon emissions has received little …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing heat vulnerability and multidimensional inequity: Lessons from indexing the performance of Australian capital cities

F Li, T Yigitcanlar, M Nepal, K Nguyen, F Dur… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increased extreme heat, driven by rapid urbanisation and climate change, has caused
increasing heat-related deaths, and posed significant threats to vulnerable populations …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing conflicting mitigation and adaptation behaviours of urban residents under climate change and the urban heat island effect

K Kondo, L Mabon, Y Bi, Y Chen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Under a warming climate and urban heat island effects, cooling behaviours are increasingly
important for city dwellers. Cooling actions, especially air conditioning, receive increasing …

Does green infrastructure affect housing prices via extreme heat and air pollution mitigation? A focus on green and climate gentrification in Los Angeles County, 2000 …

J Kim, R Ewing, A Rigolon - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate threats' increased frequency and intensity have recently severely threatened human
health. In particular, racial/ethnic minority people have been disproportionately exposed to …

[HTML][HTML] The climate justice pillars vis-à-vis urban form adaptation to climate change: A review

N Mohtat, L Khirfan - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Indications point to exacerbated socio-economic inequalities and/or the emergence of new
ones from climate-adaptive interventions in urban form, such as green and blue …

[HTML][HTML] Whose knowledge counts in nature-based solutions? Understanding epistemic justice for nature-based solutions through a multi-city comparison across …

L Mabon, L Barkved, K de Bruin, WY Shih - Environmental Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
There is increasing advocacy from academics, international agenda-setting organisations,
and cities themselves for expert-and evidence driven approaches to multiple aspects of …