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Publication Details

Title:
Green stormwater infrastructure in New Haven, Connecticut and socioeconomic variables within neighborhoods and census block groups Data publication contains GIS data
Author(s):
Locke, Dexter H.
Publication Year:
2022
How to Cite:
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Locke, Dexter H. 2022. Green stormwater infrastructure in New Haven, Connecticut and socioeconomic variables within neighborhoods and census block groups. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0104
Abstract:
Green infrastructure increasingly is used to ameliorate water quality and quantity problems caused by runoff in cities. Studies show how the spatial distribution of these Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) sites are unevenly distributed relative to socioeconomic and demographic groups. Often this is described as an indicator of perpetuated environment injustice, given the purported social and environmental benefits of GSI. To assess equity, researchers often examine either who gets what with respect to environmental ‘goods’ such as tree canopy and other green infrastructures, or investigate the procedures, decision making processes, and power structures pertaining to planning processes.

The data publication contains GSI location data collected from 2013-2021. It also contains information regarding who lives in nearby New Haven, Connecticut. Specifically, these data include four (4) vector polygon shapefiles representing census block groups, neighborhoods, sewer, and watershed outlines and two (2) point shapefiles representing green infrastructure and combined sewer overflow locations. An R Markdown (.rmd) file is also included containing analysis steps.

Keywords:
urban ecology; green infrastructure; GI; green stormwater infrastructure; GSI; environmental justice; EJ; spatial analysis; boundaries; environment; structure; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Geography; Environment and People; Decision making, public involvement; Social values, ethics; Urban natural resources management; New Haven; Connecticut
Related publications:
  • Locke, Dexter H.; Phillips de Lucas, Amanda K.; Murphy-Dunning, Colleen; Henning, Dawn; Zinn, Giovanni. 2021. Contextual considerations of green stormwater infrastructure siting. Cities and the Environment. 14(2): 2. https://doi.org/10.15365/cate.2021.140202 https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol14/iss2/2
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