CE110 - Equity and Justice

*environmental justice

All people share environmental risks and benefits equitably (distributional justice), and programs are implemented equitably and all people have fair and meaningful participation in environmental decision making (procedural justice).

*procedural justice

programs are implemented equitably and all people have fair and meaningful participation in environmental decision making

*distributional justice

all people share environmental risks and benefits equitably

*environmental health disparity

A health outcome due to exposure to an environmental hazard is worse for one or more racial or socioeconomic groups.

*financial disparity

Low-income households pay a larger percentage of income (e.g., for water and wastewater) than higher income households.

*Intermittent water supply (IWS)

Piped water supply that provides less than 24 hours of service a day.

*technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) capacity

Small and marginalized communities tend to have lower TMF, which is a barrier to understanding regulations, applying for assistance programs, and funding improvements to infrastructure

*municipal underbounding

when a city’s boundaries exclude surrounding communities that would seem natural to include, or when a city refuses to annex a surrounding community; historically this practice has occurred due to race and socioeconomic status (Tooleville vs Exeter)