Event Title
Poster - Investigating the Relationship Between Green Spaces and their Impacts on Marginalized Communities
Start Date
21-4-2022 6:00 PM
Description
Greenspaces are natural areas that are set apart for recreation/leisure within a community. The purpose of these spaces includes promoting healthy habits and increasing the wellbeing of all users. However, research has identified barriers that negatively impact usage of greenspaces within marginalized communities. According to Checker (2011), “marginalized and vulnerable people tend to be disproportionately exposed to environmental harm… and typically have less access to environmental benefits” (p. 3). Individuals, specifically People of Color (POC), feel unwelcome in public spaces, along with experiencing unfair land distribution and lack of resources. There must be reform in the way that greenspaces are viewed.
Recommended Citation
Belcher, Darian; Hallenbeck, Casey; Milton, Emma; and Tarner, Anna, "Poster - Investigating the Relationship Between Green Spaces and their Impacts on Marginalized Communities" (2022). The Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education. 23.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/yeah-conference/april2022/all-events/23
Poster - Investigating the Relationship Between Green Spaces and their Impacts on Marginalized Communities
Greenspaces are natural areas that are set apart for recreation/leisure within a community. The purpose of these spaces includes promoting healthy habits and increasing the wellbeing of all users. However, research has identified barriers that negatively impact usage of greenspaces within marginalized communities. According to Checker (2011), “marginalized and vulnerable people tend to be disproportionately exposed to environmental harm… and typically have less access to environmental benefits” (p. 3). Individuals, specifically People of Color (POC), feel unwelcome in public spaces, along with experiencing unfair land distribution and lack of resources. There must be reform in the way that greenspaces are viewed.