Class Year
2021
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2020
Department 1
Environmental Studies
Abstract
Previous studies have explored the relationship between redlining and canopy cover by using percent canopy cover. This data type can miss low-density trees that are common in urban areas, differences between parks and street trees, and differences in the size of the green space. With a distinction between parks and street trees, we are able to determine what types of green space redlined communities have access to, since different types of green space have different kinds of impacts on the community. This study aims to analyze the relationship between previously redlined Pennsylvania neighborhoods and their current canopy impermeability, using high resolution tree canopy cover data. As was hypothesized, both York and Philadelphia grade D neighborhoods had less green space, smaller areas of contiguous green space, and were farther from green space. This perpetuates the cycle of systemic racism in urban communities and reinforces environmental injustices.
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Recommended Citation
Cassini, Alyssa A., "Canopy Cover, Impermeability, and Green Space in Pennsylvania Redlined Neighborhoods" (2020). Student Publications. 922.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/922
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Environmental Studies Commons, Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Comments
Written for ES 450: Independent Study in Environmental Studies