Thermally resilient communities: creating a socio-technical collaborative response to extreme temperatures by Zoe Hamstead, Paul Coseo, Saud AlKhaled, Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah, David M. Hondula, Ariane Middel, Nicholas Rajkovich

“…Scholars have only recently begun to investigate the granular scales at which distributions of thermal risk are produced, people’s individual subjective thermal experiences and environmental justice dimensions of the hazard. Advances in research pave the way for concomitant improvements in management and policies, but bridges are needed to connect the thermal vulnerability knowledge base with place-based protective practices that are climatically, politically and culturally appropriate. …”
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Movimientos sociales populares frente el Tercer Sector: estudio comparado de organizaciones campesinas de Brasil, Argentina y México/Popular social movements faced with the third s... by Lucas Henrique Pinto

“…Abstract This research approaches the issue of the international collective action, from the rise of the third sector organizations to the resurgence of counter-hegemonic peasant movements that internationalize and “environmentalize” their struggle from the discussions of agroecology, food sovereignty and environmental justice. These discussions will be exemplified by three peasant organizations in Brazil, México and Argentina. …”
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Building soil by building community: How can an interdisciplinary approach better support community needs and urban resilience? by Erica L. Wohldmann, Yujuan Chen, Yujuan Chen, Kirsten Schwarz, Kirsten Schwarz, Susan D. Day, Richard V. Pouyat, Michelle Barton, Manny Gonez

“…A unique feature of our approach is that it involved an interdisciplinary and multi-level partnership composed of a well-established environmental organization dedicated to urban forestry, environmental justice, and climate resilience, university faculty researchers who study human behavior and human-nature relationships, government partners, and, most importantly, community members, among others. …”
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Análisis jurídico del principio de responsabilidades comunes, pero diferenciadas by Susana Borràs Pentinat

“…The principle ofordinary, but differentiated responsibilitieshas contributed to reach the social, economicaland environmental justice throughthe solidarity and cooperation amongcountries to preserve, protect and reestablishthe health and integrity of the Earth ecosystemand also to compensate the disadvantageoussituation of developing countriescaused by the pressure of developedcountries on environment.…”
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The Science of Citizen Science / by Vohland, Katrin, editor 642575, Land-Zandstra, Anne, editor 642576, Ceccaroni, Luigi, editor 642577, Lemmens, Rob, editor 642578, Perello, Josep, editor 642579, Ponti, Marisa, editor 642580, Samson, Roeland, editor 642581, Wagenknecht, Katherin, editor 642582

Use of electrochemical sensors for measurement of air pollution: correcting interference response and validating measurements by E. S. Cross, L. R. Williams, D. K. Lewis, D. K. Lewis, G. R. Magoon, T. B. Onasch, M. L. Kaminsky, D. R. Worsnop, J. T. Jayne

“…This limits our ability to inform the public about pollution sources and inspire policy makers to address environmental justice issues related to air quality. In this paper, initial results obtained with a recently developed lower-cost air-quality-sensor system are reported. …”
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Environment and Citizenship in Latin America: A New Paradigm for Theory and Practice by Alex Latta, Hannah Wittman

“…We outline a research agenda spanning questions of land, identity and citizenship; environmental justice and de-colonization; social subjectivity and the state; urban natures and citizens; and the materiality/subjectivity of nature. …”
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Comparison of Domestic and Foreign Studies on the Impact of Built Environment on Public Health and Its Implications by Li Shan, Zhang Lin, Li Jianjun, Chen Tingting, Chen Jintang

“…Specifically, international studies have pioneered theoretical perspectives, such as social welfare and environmental justice. Guided by these theories, researchers have explored the mechanisms through which the built environment affects public health in diverse population groups. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of racial disparities in chemical biomarker concentrations in United States women, 1999–2014 by Vy Kim Nguyen, Adam Kahana, Julien Heidt, Katelyn Polemi, Jacob Kvasnicka, Olivier Jolliet, Justin A. Colacino

“…Keywords: Racial disparities, Age-based trends, Temporal trends, Environmental justice, Biomonitoring, Environmental chemicals…”
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Greater aridity increases the magnitude of urban nighttime vegetation-derived air cooling by Peter C Ibsen, Dorothy Borowy, Tyler Dell, Hattie Greydanus, Neha Gupta, David M Hondula, Thomas Meixner, Mary V Santelmann, Sheri A Shiflett, Michael C Sukop, Christopher M Swan, Michelle L Talal, Miguel Valencia, Mary K Wright, G Darrel Jenerette

“…This work informs urban heat risk planning by providing a framework for using urban vegetation as an environmental justice tool and can help identify where and when urban vegetation has the largest effect on mitigating nighttime temperatures.…”
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Exploring the relationship between plural values of nature, human well‐being, and conservation and development intervention: Why it matters and how to do it? by Rachel Carmenta, J. G. Zaehringer, P. Balvanera, E. Betley, N. M. Dawson, N. Estrada‐Carmona, J. Forster, J. Hoelle, B. Lliso, J. C. Llopis, A. Menon, M. Moeliono, K. Mustin, U. Pascual, N. D. Rai, J. Schleicher, C. Shelton, A. Sigouin, E. J. Sterling, A. M. Steward, A. Tauro, C. White, E. Woodhouse, E.L. Yuliani

“…Six core themes were identified and are subsumed within broad categories of: (i) the problem of reconciling scale and complexity, (ii) key challenges to be overcome for more plural understanding of social dimensions of landscape change and (iii) ways forward: the potential of an environmental justice framework, and a practical overview of methods available to do so. …”
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Analysis of the Inequality of Spatial Distribution of Administrative-Disciplinary Services via the Spatial Justice Approach (Case Study: Isfahan Neighborhoods) by Mohammad Hossein Saraei, farzaneh dasta

“…Pp 83-92.- Mitchel, G. and Norman, P. (2012). longitudinal environmental justice analysis: Co-evolution of environmental quality and deprivation in England, 1960–2007. …”
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Survey of Community Livelihoods and Landscape Change along the Nzhelele and Levuvhu River Catchments in Limpopo Province, South Africa by Walter Musakwa, Shuai Wang, Fangli Wei, Olgah Lerato Malapane, Masala Makumule Thomas, Sydney Mavengahama, Hongwei Zeng, Bingfang Wu, Wenwu Zhao, Nesisa Analisa Nyathi, Zama Eric Mashimbye, Nitesh Poona, James Chakwizira, Trynos Gumbo, Baleseng Mokoena, Francis Kaitano, Emmanuel Fundisi, Vuyiswa Yeni-Letsoko

“…These areas have experienced land reform and are also characterized by environmental degradation, poverty, inequality and environmental justice concerns among other issues. Land-cover maps derived from Landsat satellite imagery were used for purposes of correlating and validating the survey data findings and results. …”
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Leveraging Multimedia Patient Engagement to Address Minority Cerebrovascular Health Needs: Prospective Observational Study by Elizabeth Anne Noser, Jing Zhang, Mohammad Hossein Rahbar, Anjail Zarinah Sharrief, Andrew David Barreto, Sandi Shaw, James Charles Grotta, Sean Isaac Savitz, Nneka Lotea Ifejika

“… BackgroundSocial inequities affecting minority populations after Hurricane Katrina led to an expansion of environmental justice literature. In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey rainfall was estimated as a 3000- to 20,000-year flood event, further affecting minority populations with disproportionate stroke prevalence. …”
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Hurricane Harvey by John Lin

“…According to Texas Southern University sociologist Robert Bullard, the "father of environmental justice," the petrochemical plants in neighborhoods of color spread toxic waste whenever the city floods [10]. …”
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In This Issue: Short Supply Chains by Duncan Hilchey

“…White, assistant professor of environmental justice at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is coming on board this fall as a new columnist for JAFSCD. …”
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Evaluation of high-resolution predictions of fine particulate matter and its composition in an urban area using PMCAMx-v2.0 by B. T. Dinkelacker, P. Garcia Rivera, I. Kioutsioukis, P. J. Adams, P. J. Adams, S. N. Pandis, S. N. Pandis

“…Increasing the resolution of <span class="inline-formula">PM_2.5</span> predictions is desired to support emissions control policy development and address issues related to environmental justice. A nested grid approach using the CTM PMCAMx-v2.0 was used to predict <span class="inline-formula">PM_2.5</span> at increasing resolutions of 36 <span class="inline-formula">km</span> <span class="inline-formula">×</span> 36 <span class="inline-formula">km</span>, 12 <span class="inline-formula">km</span> <span class="inline-formula">×</span> 12 <span class="inline-formula">km</span>, 4 <span class="inline-formula">km</span> <span class="inline-formula">×</span> 4 <span class="inline-formula">km</span>, and 1 <span class="inline-formula">km</span> <span class="inline-formula">×</span> 1 <span class="inline-formula">km</span> for a domain largely consisting of Allegheny County and the city of Pittsburgh in southwestern Pennsylvania, US, during February and July 2017. …”
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Development of the InTelligence And Machine LEarning (TAME) Toolkit for Introductory Data Science, Chemical-Biological Analyses, Predictive Modeling, and Database Mining for Enviro... by Kyle Roell, Lauren E. Koval, Lauren E. Koval, Rebecca Boyles, Grace Patlewicz, Caroline Ring, Cynthia V. Rider, Cavin Ward-Caviness, David M. Reif, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Ilona Jaspers, Rebecca C. Fry, Rebecca C. Fry, Rebecca C. Fry, Julia E. Rager, Julia E. Rager, Julia E. Rager, Julia E. Rager

“…The last chapter of modules was organized to provide examples on environmental health database mining and integration, including chemical exposure, health outcome, and environmental justice indicators. Training modules and associated data are publicly available online (https://uncsrp.github.io/Data-Analysis-Training-Modules/). …”
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Spatial Analysis of Tourism and Urban Development Indicators with Happy City Approach(Case study: Shiraz Metropolitan) by sara mirzaei, Ali Zanghiabadi

“…In the new geography, justice and injustice cannot be confined to measuring economic inequalities, because space is a fundamental dimension of human society, and justice and injustice appear in space. Environmental justice is equality of people by their needs, abilities, efforts and impact on the production of society, so it is treated equally with all residents wherever they live. …”
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Monitoring dioxins and PCBs in eggs as sensitive indicators for environmental pollution and global contaminated sites and recommendations for reducing and controlling releases and... by Jindrich Petrlik, Lee Bell, Joe DiGangi, Serge Molly Allo'o Allo'o, Gilbert Kuepouo, Griffins Ochieng Ochola, Valeriya Grechko, Nikola Jelinek, Jitka Strakova, Martin Skalsky, Yuyun Ismawati Drwiega, Jonathan N. Hogarh, Eric Akortia, Sam Adu-Kumi, Akarapon Teebthaisong, Maria Carcamo, Bjorn Beeler, Peter Behnisch, Claudia Baitinger, Christine Herold, Roland Weber

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