Non-governmental organization’s legitimacy for proposition of popular legal action in environmental subject.<br> Legitimidade das organizações não-governamentais para propositura d... by Rafaela Campos de Oliveira, Juliana Campos de Oliveira

“…Since then, the Constitutions of several countries has begun to protect the environment more effectively, including access to environmental justice. This article proposes the inclusion of NGO’s as active legitimates to Popular Environmental Action.…”
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Research in a Changing World: Normative questions and questions that matter by Bob Jickling

“…And, importantly, it feels like a geopolitically opportune time to reflect on research directions in this field, as issues like climate change and socio-environmental justice shift from the periphery towards the centre of public interest. …”
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Rebranding the Neoliberal City: Urban Nature as Spectacle, Medium, and Agency by Joern Langhorst

“…The most visible discourses on post-industrial urban sites emphasize issues of environmental justice, pollution mitigation, adaptive reuse, and, in the context of urban redevelopment and renewal, benefits and performances based on ecological functions and processes. …”
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Improving the Accuracy of Urban Environmental Quality Assessment Using Geographically-Weighted Regression Techniques by Kamil Faisal, Ahmed Shaker

“…The findings of the research can help the authorities and decision makers to understand the empirical relationships among environmental factors, urban morphology and real estate and decide for more environmental justice.…”
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Land Tenure Security and Health Nexus: A Conceptual Framework for Navigating the Connections between Land Tenure Security and Health by Walter Dachaga, Walter Timo de Vries

“…Based on a narrative review of literature, this inter-disciplinary paper shows that land tenure security can influence health outcomes via four pathways—infrastructure access, environmental justice, psycho-ontological security, and social cohesion. …”
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La biodiversité, une ressource, mais aussi un fardeau ? Intérêt et limites des notions de services et disservices écosystémiques pour repenser les interactions nature-sociétés dans... by Julien Blanco, Clémence Moreau, Chloé Guerbois, Cécile Barnaud, Pierre-Cyril Renaud, Marc Deconchat, Émilie Andrieu

“…In this contribution, we develop the non-conventional idea that integrating the contested concept of ecosystem disservice (EDS), which refers to the nuisances associated with ecosystems, improves the understanding of these processes, and may eventually help towards more environmental justice. We focus on three case studies where environmental issues provide both ES and EDS: wild boar in the Mont Lozère (France), farm trees in the coteaux de Gascogne (France), and elephant in Hwange (Zimbabwe). …”
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California’s zero-emission vehicle adoption brings air quality benefits yet equity gaps persist by Qiao Yu, Brian Yueshuai He, Jiaqi Ma, Yifang Zhu

“…Abstract Zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) adoption is a key climate mitigation tool, but its environmental justice implications remain unclear. Here, we quantify ZEV adoption at the census tract level in California from 2015 to 2020 and project it to 2035 when all new passenger vehicles sold are expected to be ZEVs. …”
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“They're just trying to survive”: The relationship between social vulnerability, informal housing, and environmental risks in Loíza, Puerto Rico, USA by Ivis García, Nicolas Hernandez

“…Although most research on this topic has concentrated in the Global South, there are no studies within the US disaster management system on these environmental justice topics—primarily because housing informality is heavily under studied in the US and the Global North. …”
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Communicating environmental data through art: the role of emotion and memory in evoking environmental action by Dorsey B. Kaufmann, Kunal Palawat, Shana Sandhaus, Sanlyn Buxner, Ellen McMahon, Mónica D. Ramírez-Andreotta

“…Two novel data sharing types were designed to communicate roof-harvested rainwater data to environmental justice communities: (1) A static booklet and (2) An interactive environmental art installation called Ripple Effect paired with a booklet. …”
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A Utility Roadmap for Expanding Customer Adoption of Electric Vehicles by Zac Hathaway, Hilary Polis, Jen Loomis, John Boroski, Aaron Milano, Jasmine Ouyang

“…Findings also highlight the barriers environmental justice communities face with EVs and provide insights into how utilities can address misconceptions and increase awareness of the benefits of EVs for these groups.…”
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A Bird’s-Eye View of Colonias Hosting Forgotten Americans and Their Community Resilience in the Rio Grande Valley by Dean Kyne

“…Without tackling these challenges, achieving meaningful progress in community resilience becomes a daunting task. Applying an environmental justice lens to the issues faced by colonia communities helps shed light on the systemic inequalities and injustices they experience.…”
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Meanings, drivers, and motivations for community-based conservation in Latin America by Isabel Ruiz-Mallén, Christoph Schunko, Esteve Corbera, Matthias Rös, Victoria Reyes-García

“…First, incentive-based conservation policies can stimulate people’s economic interests and mobilize individual and collective behavior toward the formalization of conservation-oriented actions. Second, environmental justice concerns, such as international and national movements for the recognition of indigenous peoples’ rights, can support local people’s sense of autonomy and result in increased control over their territory and resources, as well as a renewed conservation commitment. …”
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The sustainable growth paradigm : implications for technology and policy by Pierrakakis, Kyriakos

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Urban ecocriticism and Kolkata's metamorphosis: a narrative exploration of environmental crisis in Jhumpa Lahiri's the lowland by Akhter, Zaid, Islam, Md. Sahidul

“…The novel serves as evidence of Kolkata's environmental crisis as a symptom of broader societal issues, highlighting themes of environmental justice, sustainability, and the need for alternative development models. …”
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Integrating Human Health into Environmental Impact Assessment: Review of Health Impact Assessment in Thailand by Phayong Thepaksorn, Wattasit Siriwong, Sathirakorn Pongpanich

“…The review resulted in the following recommendations to increasing Thailand’s EHIA capacity: 1) develop tools and guidelines for implementation in each project types; 2) train EHIA experts and conduct EHIA courses to build capacity; 3) ensure meaningful participation of private sector and the public; 4) bring together all parties in the debate, and build consensus through community participation and the upholding of environmental justice including EHIA communication; and 5) work to ensure strong public participation and political engagement. …”
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North–South Dialogue on Territorial Policies and Discourses: Insights for the Future of Nature Conservation by Pamela E. Degele, Belén Pedregal

“…We conclude with some recommendations aimed at building bridges and contributing to the construction of future global conservation strategies from a critical and territorial perspective that tends towards integrating sustainability with social and environmental justice.…”
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Mycorrhizal fungi and soil factors influence toxic element uptake in urban grown produce by Logan Bowdish, Adalie Duran, Justin Richardson, Eric Vukicevich

“…Abstract Despite the need for more urban‐grown produce, toxic elements contaminated soils continue to be a major barrier to food production and food sovereignty in urban areas and a continued health and environmental justice issue. Although the US EPA provides recommendations regarding levels of soil lead that are safe for gardening, soil abiotic and biotic factors as well as plant identity play a major role in determining the actual crop uptake of toxic elements. …”
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'I want to be screened just like the pirates!': The Power of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Theatre to Aid Research Participation by Rhonda Spencer, Jayden Hwang, Ryan Sinclair, Fatimah Alramadhan, Susanne Montgomery

“… Research participation is an important component of advancing whole health and eliminating health disparities, especially in communities facing environmental justice (EJ) issues. Though federally mandated, recruitment of racial and ethnic minorities can be a daunting task and recruitment of children an even greater challenge. …”
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Influencing factors of air-quality perception in China: What is constructed? What is hidden? by Xiangming Zeng, Gengjiao Yang

“…Furthermore, there is a need to pursue economic and environmental justice between developed and undeveloped areas. …”
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Multiple Stories, Multiple Marginalities: The Labor-Intensive Forest and Fire Stewardship Workforce in Oregon by Emily Jane Davis, Carl Wilmsen, Manuel A. Machado, Gianna M. Alessi

“…Study and practice can contribute new knowledge to inform this and expand current conceptions of equity and environmental justice in the wildfire governance literature to become more inclusive of the forest and fire stewardship workforce.…”
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