Presentation Type
Poster
Location
Walker Conference Center and Virtual
Room Number
Room A
Start Date
8-4-2025 7:10 PM
End Date
8-4-2025 7:30 PM
Abstract
Are Arkansans aware of the inequitable distribution of risks associated with climate change? Informing the public about the local anthropogenic artifacts in their environment that place additional environmental stressors on vulnerable communities initiates the path toward creating equitable environments. Using Geographical Information System (GIS), Superfund sites as symbolic environmental hazards were spatially analyzed to understand the distribution of potential risk for communities in Arkansas. County-level spatial data regarding environmental features can be used to demonstrate the necessity of understanding current environmental stressors to understand the full gravity of future climatic changes.
Keywords
environmental racism, GIS, Arkansas, environmental hazard, climate change
Included in
Environmental Education Commons, Environmental Studies Commons, Geographic Information Sciences Commons, Nature and Society Relations Commons, Social Justice Commons
Climate Change Awareness: Centering Local Communities
Walker Conference Center and Virtual
Are Arkansans aware of the inequitable distribution of risks associated with climate change? Informing the public about the local anthropogenic artifacts in their environment that place additional environmental stressors on vulnerable communities initiates the path toward creating equitable environments. Using Geographical Information System (GIS), Superfund sites as symbolic environmental hazards were spatially analyzed to understand the distribution of potential risk for communities in Arkansas. County-level spatial data regarding environmental features can be used to demonstrate the necessity of understanding current environmental stressors to understand the full gravity of future climatic changes.
