| NEARC 2001
Environmental Justice: Visualization and Analyses with GIS to Facilitate Informed Decisions Javier Aguilar Environmental Justice analyses are required by federal orders to minimize adverse project impacts on potentially more vulnerable populations, as well as to foster equal benefits. GIS provides planners with a powerful tool to obtain comprehensive information to analyze and visualize impacts and benefits between populations. These insights produce a better understanding of complex problems so that informed decisions are made. The conference paper defines environmental justice, illustrates general uses of GIS in planning, and details the implementation of GIS in Environment Justice analyses, using a Logan International Airport study as an example. |