RPG: The Role of Race and Class in Exposure to Environmental Hazards

9321614普利多随着地理学家和其他科学家越来越了解污染和其他环境问题的空间分布，少数族裔和种族群体暴露在许多风险之下的不成比例的趋势变得更加明显。不幸的是，关于这一主题的许多研究往往只提供“快照”观点，考察有限时间段内的关系。因此，对少数群体受到不利影响的过程的了解有限。这项研究计划补助金将使一位多产的年轻研究人员能够探索解决这一重要问题的新方法。将通过一项关于废弃有毒废物场地对洛杉矶非洲裔美国人和拉美裔美国人的影响的试点研究，审查微观和宏观层面的分析。将利用历史记录检查有毒废物在全市的分布情况。在废弃地所在地区，将研究土地利用、工业、居住和工作场所模式的演变。这些信息将与有关少数群体不断变化的人口和社会模式的信息结合起来，以便更好地评估少数群体接触有毒废物的性质。在通过这项初步研究改进了研究方法后，调查者计划对这些少数群体暴露在其他环境问题中的情况进行平行分析，包括商业危险废物设施和有毒空气污染。通过这一项目的实施，将对导致许多少数群体面临比其他群体更严重的环境问题的因素有新的认识。在实证分析中融入历史维度的方法的改进，将大大加强对“环境种族主义”的理论讨论。这项研究规划赠款还将为一位有前途的拉美裔年轻妇女在其独立研究生涯的关键早期阶段提供宝贵的帮助。***

9321614 PULIDO As geographers and other scientists become more aware of the spatial distribution of pollution and other environmental problems, the tendency of minority ethnic and racial groups to have disproportionate exposure to many risks has become more evident. Unfortunately, much of the research on this topic has tended to provide only "snapshot" views, examining relationships for a limited time period. As a result, knowledge about the processes through which minority groups are adversely impacted is limited. This Research Planning Grant will enable a productive young investigator to explore new approaches to this important problem. Both micro- and macro-level analyses will be examined through a pilot study of the impacts of abandoned toxic-waste sites on African Americans and Latinos in Los Angeles. The distribution of toxic-waste sites through the city will be examined using historical records. In areas where abandoned sites are located, the evolution of land-use, industrial, residential, and workplace patterns will be studied. This information will be combined with information about the changing demographic and social patterns of minority groups in order to better assess the nature of minority exposure to toxic wastes. After research methods have been refined through this pilot study, the investigator plans to conduct parallel analyses of the exposure of these minority populations to other environmental problems, including commercial hazardous-waste facilities and toxic air pollution. Through the conduct of this project, new insights will be gained regarding the factors that have resulted in many minority groups being exposed to more severe environmental problems than other groups. Refinement of methods that incorporate a historical dimension to empirical analyses will significantly enhance theoretical discussions of "environmental racism." This research planning grant also will provide valuable assistance to a promising young Latino woman at a critical early stage in her independent research career. ***