Forgotten and excluded from their government, Afro-Colombians have had to rely on themselves to build community, economy, and protect the lands of them and their ancestors. Their work finds alternatives to help from governance and puts an emphasis on local power and organization. My project, though it includes a general survey of Afro-Colombians and their…
Cautious Longing – First Reflection
Before this class my connection to the ecology around me was one of cautious longing. Longing, because I knew of the life and healing within it, but cautious because I couldn’t quite see myself as part of it. I wanted to be connected to nature, and yet every time I saw a bee, a bumblebee…
Garden Party Ecology Reflection
The ecology aspect of my experience technically happened when I entered the marta station. The Midtown station is just so plantless. I go down there and every time, I feel like I am a thousand miles from plants. The only hint of the existence of vegetable matter is the leaves on track and bits of…
APA Citations Table
Number Citation APA 1 Johnson, R., Ramsey-White, K., & Fuller, C. H. (2016). Socio-demographic differences in Toxic Release Inventory siting and emissions in metro Atlanta. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(8), 747. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13080747 2 Stonecrest residents stage protest against Metro Green Recycling plant. (2020, August 11). On Common Ground News – 24/7…
Tree Cover in America
Summary This study by Robert I. McDonald, Tanushree Biswas, Cedilla Sachar, Ian Housman, Timothy M. Boucher, Deborah Balk, David Nowak, Erica Spotswood, Charlotte K. Stanley, and Stefan Leyk look at how tree coverage and wealth are correlated in urban areas where tree coverage is a more scarce resource than in rural areas. They use satellite…
Green Gentrification through the Beltline
Summary The Atlanta Beltline plans to wrap around Atlanta. It would take the path of an abandoned trolly line and turn it into a pedestrian path. This would go through some currently low-income areas. The beltline is trendy and increases the value/prices of property around it. Two of these sources are government documents which show…
Green Gentrification
Summary Place-Making and Place-Taking: An Analysis of Green Gentrification in Atlanta, Georgia. This thesis paper by Aimée Oyinlade Okotie-Oyekan is an overview of how improving ecology in low-income communities leads to gentrification. There are many nuances. The paper looks into methods of improving a community’s ecology without driving up the price of homes. It focuses…
Heat Disparities in Cities
Summary This study by Dr. Jason Vargo, Dr. Brian Stone, Dana Habeeb, Dr. Peng Liu, and Dr. Armistead Russell looks at heat exposure in cities by race. The focus on urban heat is because “many large cities are warming at a rate double that of the planet as a whole”(Vargo, et. al). They sought to…
Where the Air Pollution Disparities Come From
Summary Megacity Mobility Culture published by Springer goes into how roads are laid in megacities. After White flight, some companies set up shop in the city where property was cheaper and roads were abundant. However, many high paid workers had moved to the suburbs. “Mobility in Atlanta suffers from an abundance of vehicles on the…
Disparities in Asthma Rates in Georgia
Summary This is a document from the Georgia Department of Public Health Statistics & Results Across all age groups, Black Georgians suffer the most from asthma hospitalizations. In the Southern part of Atlanta, asthma rates are higher. This lines up with redlining maps. Additionally, they are right next to areas without high Asthma rates. This…