Michigan State University Extension
Environmental Justice Database - 10169591
03/01/96

"Risk-Based Assessment of Environmental Equity."

Glickman, T. S. (Winter) 1995                               
CENTER FOR RISK MANAGEMENT NEWSLETTER RESOURCES FOR THE     
FUTURE. 7: 2-3.                                             

Theodore S. Glickman and Robert Hersh, using geographical   
information system (GIS) software, analyzed census data     
for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in five subgroups:       
Blacks, people below the poverty line, poor Blacks, poor    
Whites, and people over 65 years in age. Glickman and       
Hersh, using two types of hazardous facilities data--       
Toxic Release Survey (TRS) and Extremely Hazardous          
Substances (EHS), discovered differences in the magnitude   
of risk related to socio-economic group. The complete       
results of their study will be published in EVALUATING      
ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY.                                       

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