Title: TASK: Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice
Course: GG 22/23 Leuphana-Copy > Section: 2.6 Environmental // Justice

Environmental Injustice occurs more often in communities of color and low income. To understand how these disadvantages arose and how past governmental decisions still influence affected neighborhoods today, have a look at the website "The lines that shape our cities - Connecting present-day environmental inequalities to redlining policies of the 1930s"
1. Read the part "Drawing the lines" and answer the questions below:
- What are redlining policies and where does the term "redlining" come from?
- What was the reason behind creating color-coded residential security maps?
- How did redlining policies foster environmental racism?

2. On the website, you will find several environmental factors having a severe impact on people living within redlined areas.
- Have a look at one of the case studies mentioned below .
- Take notes on the relationship between the residential district's location and their respective environmental characteristics.
- Post your answers on the FORUM: Redlining Policies & Environmental Injustice and discuss your findings with your group members.

Work with your group members on one of the following cases:

[fa-glyphicon-plus] Urban heat islands - St. Louis, Missouri

1. Briefly explain the meaning of an "urban heat island" and determine its effects on the city of St. Louis

[fa-glyphicon-plus] Tree coverage - Montgomery, Alabama

1. Briefly explain the meaning of "tree coverage" and determine its effects on the city of Montgomery, Alabama

[fa-glyphicon-plus] Impervious surfaces – Fort Wayne, Indiana

1. Briefly explain the meaning of "impervious surfaces" and determine their effects on the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana

[fa-glyphicon-plus]Topography – Oakland, California

1. Briefly explain the meaning of "topography" and determine its effects on the city of Oakland, California