EIJ Fall 2022: Group 19 Slow Disaster Case Study (Franklin High School, San Joaquin County)
This case study report was developed by students at the University of California Irvine for the undergraduate class, “Environmental Injustice,” taught by Kim Fortun, Margaux Fisher, Gina Hakim, Pre
EIJ Fall 2022: Group 16 Slow Disaster Case Study (Jefferson Elementary, Fresno County)
This case study report was developed by students at the University of California Irvine for the undergraduate class, “Environmental Injustice,” taught by Kim Fortun, Margaux Fisher, Gina Hakim, Pre
EIJ Fall 2022: Group 15 Fast Disaster Case Study (SHERMAN ELEMENTARY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY)
This case study report was developed by students at the University of California Irvine for the undergraduate class, “Environmental Injustice,” taught by Kim Fortun, Margaux Fisher, Gina Hakim, Pre
EIJ Fall 2022: Group 22 Slow Disaster Case Study (Slover Mountain High, San Bernardino County)
This case study report was developed by students at the University of California Irvine for the undergraduate class, “Environmental Injustice,” taught by Kim Fortun, Margaux Fisher, Gina Hakim, Pre
EIJ Fall 2022: Group 6 Slow Disaster Case Study (Huntington Park Senior High School, Los Angeles County)
This case study report was developed by students at the University of California Irvine for the undergraduate class, “Environmental Injustice,” taught by Kim Fortun, Margaux Fisher, Gina Hakim, Pre
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rumil.ranaIn this article, it is comparing how polluted Newark is compared to the country mentioning facts such as Newark residents face the nation's second greatest risk due to diesel emissions, the city being the nation's largest trash incinerator in the Northeast, and 25% of the school children in Newark face asthma which is double compared to the nation's average rate.
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erin_tuttleThis system would definitely be difficult to use directly in the field as it does require steady internet connection to allow for collaboration between users. Another likely problem would be collaboration between users who speak a different language, although the publishing aspect of the app, and adaptable software downloads allow for multiple languages. Integrating numerical data between users who’s primary languages differ creates technical challenges that could range from complete field incompatibility to something as simple as interpreting a comma as thousands rather than a decimal point.
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erin_tuttleThe Stafford Act was significantly criticized by the public, primarily for the fact that while the act set up legal systems allowing the government to provide housing and medical services to displaced citizens it did not require the government to do so. There was also concern that the policy created too many restrictions and limitations for FEMA which would slow the response time to an emergency.
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erin_tuttleThe US government is motivated by both the social necessity of reintegrating thousands of active military servicemen every year, and the responsibility of supporting the veterans who sacrificed for this country.
This case study report was developed by students at the University of California Irvine for the undergraduate class, “Environmental Injustice,” taught by Kim Fortun, Margaux Fisher, Gina Hakim, Pre