Austin is considered one of the most ecological cities in the US, but due to a history of racial segregation, environmental injustice, gentrification, and misguided policies, access to housing and…
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In South Park, the fight for environmental justice is giving way to an affordable housing crisis. This post is part of a special series developed in collaboration with Undisciplined Environments…
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A study of two parks in Barcelona that have had very different impacts on children’s social skills shows the importance of considering social structures in the planning of new parks…
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This post is the first of a special series developed in collaboration with Undisciplined Environments political ecology blog and which seeks to highlight new research and reflections on the linkages…
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While the city of Dublin is home to the largest park in Europe, its historic working-class neighborhood of The Liberties notoriously hosts the least amount of green space in all…
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After decades of neglect, a new wave of high-profile developments in West Dallas are threatening long-time residents with a different kind of environmental injustice: green gentrification. For a long time,…
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The recent clean-up and regeneration of the notoriously polluted Anacostia River in Washington DC has propelled it to the status of a new green icon in the revived US capital.…
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Growing social inequalities, political unrest and environmental degradation over the last decade have forced local governments to rethink existing models of urban and economic development. Since the financial crisis of…
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In many cities like Chicago, Barcelona or New York, green urban development schemes have been shown to produce inequalities. These inequalities may materialize as displaced communities as a result of…
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While surreal politics both near and far may have ushered in a new era of feminist activism, women's struggle for equality has long been a work in progress across all…
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