https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/nres_rpt/29
Date of Award
9-2022
Degree Name
MS in Environmental Sciences and Management
Department
Natural Resources Management
College
College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Advisor
Anastasia Telesetsky
Advisor Department
Natural Resources Management
Advisor College
College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Abstract
Academics, regulators, and the public currently use geospatial analysis tools to identify locations that may be candidates for further environmental justice review in the continental United States (U.S.). However, current environmental justice geospatial analysis tools overlook a small but significant portion of the U.S. - the U.S. Pacific Islands. This study analyzes environmental justice within the U.S. Territory of Guam using existing geospatial analysis methods and publicly available environmental, climate, and socio-economic data to: (1) Spatially map relevant demographic and environmental data and (2) determine the correlation, if any, between the exposure to environmental hazards and the socio-economic status of populations. The results of this work show both positive and negative correlations exist between environmental hazard indicators and socio-economic status and climate indicators and socio-economic status. Scientists, regulators, and the public can utilize the methodology and conclusions of this work to drive future spatial analysis of environmental justice in the U.S. Pacific Islands.
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