Despite numerous legal interventions intended to mitigate racial discrimination in the United
States, racial inequality persists in virtually every domain that matters for human well-being …

Houston is the only major city in North America without zoning. The growth of Houston
illustrates a traditional free market philosophy in which land use zoning is seen as a …

In the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) delineates 100-
year flood zones to define risks, regulate flood insurance premiums, and inform flood …

While environmental justice (EJ) research in the United States has focused primarily on the
social distribution of chronic pollution risks, previous empirical studies have not analyzed …

This article extends environmental risk perception research by exploring how potential
health risk from exposure to industrial and vehicular air pollutants, as well as other …

2008). 12. Despite these historical and structural causes for the urban crisis, the outsized
events of the 1970s led many contemporary observers to find more proximate or cultural …

The objective of this paper is to make explicit the linkages between specific characteristics in
the urban built environment, moderate physical activity (in particular walking and cycling) …

The themes of immigration and mobility have not been adequately examined by
environmental justice (EJ) scholars. This study addresses that gap by clarifying factors …

The paper explores the diversity of gentrification, which involves various types of agents and
processes in driving Houston's urban renaissance. The research advances a technique that …

Lone Star Muslims offers an engaging and insightful look at contemporary Muslim American
life in Texas. It illuminates the dynamics of the Pakistani Muslim community in Houston, a city …