My topic – How children in the inner city, which is largely segregated and disproportionately non-white, don’t have equal access to green spaces. “Urban green spaces” is a topic you can find in your research, and you could compare 2-3 major US cities and look at how much fresh air access they have in low-income areas, and what govt efforts exist to make these happen.
For the power point assignment, each student (individually) is to research an issue related to environmental justice that was not elaborated in great depth this semester. In the power point assignment, students should provide a detailed description of the topic, as well as a discussion of how it fits into the context of research discussed throughout the semester. Because each student must research a different topic, issues must be approved in advance by the professor, and are approved on a first come, first serve basis.
Read the in-depth instructions for the completion of this assignment in the Important Documents Module.
Be advised that your power point should be much more than simply a descriptive presentation of the issue you choose. There is the expectation that you will demonstrate critical thinking, and link the topic clearly to material we have covered this semester.
some readings from class you may wanna use
Burns, Shirley Stewart. (2007). Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Mountaintop
Removal on Southern West Virginia Communities. West Virginia University Press.
Gunter, Valerie & Kroll-Smith, Steve. (2007). Volatile places: A sociology of communities and
environmental controversies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
Layzer, Judith A. (2016). The environmental case: Translating values into policy (4th ed.).
Washington, DC: CQ Press.
