Background: Environmental health risks are disproportionately colocated with communities
in poverty and communities of color. In some cases, participatory research projects have …

This article reviews literature on the connection between urban green space access and
environmental justice. It discusses the dynamics of the relationship as it relates to factors …

We conducted microclimate simulations in ENVI-Met 3.1 to evaluate the impact of vegetation
in lowering temperatures during an extreme heat event in an urban core neighborhood park …

Systematic evaluation of cumulative health risks from the combined effects of multiple
environmental stressors is becoming a vital component of risk-based decisions aimed at …

Differential exposure to multiple environmental burdens and benefits and their distribution
across a population with varying vulnerability can contribute heavily to health inequalities …

China's rapid economic growth has had a serious impact on the environment. Environmental
hazards are major sources of health risk factors. The migration of over 200 million people to …

Cumulative risk assessment is a science policy tool for organizing and analyzing information
to examine, characterize, and possibly quantify combined threats from multiple …

Pregnant women are uniquely susceptible to adverse effects of air pollution exposure due to
vulnerabilities and health consequences during pregnancy (eg, hypertensive disorders of …

To fully appreciate the health of an individual, it is necessary to understand the effect of a
person's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors within their social, environmental, and cultural …

Early environmental justice studies were exposure-oriented, lacked an integrated approach,
and did not address the health impact of environmental inequalities. A coherent conceptual …