Introducing environmental-justice analysis into urban planning practices in the city of Bottrop, Germany. Issue 2 (1st March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ohlmeyer, Kristina; Schaefer, Mathias; Kirstein, Madeleine; Gruehn, Dietwald; Greiving, Stefan
• Is Part Of: Town planning review. Volume 93:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 187
• Page End: 210
• Publication Date: 2022-03-01
• Subjects: environmental justice -- climate resilience -- spatial planning -- geo-information systems (GIS) -- indicators; City planning -- Periodicals; 307.1216
• DOI: 10.3828/tpr.2021.20
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0041-0020

Abstract

Abstract : An analysis of the provision and accessibility of urban green infrastructure was carried out and combined with the spatial exposure of social-welfare recipients to noise, air pollution and weather extremes in the city of Bottrop, Germany. We found out that social-welfare recipients tend to live in areas where the exposure to multiple environmental burdens is higher compared to other statistical districts in the city. Ultimately, there is a real impact of our conceived indicators, since they were integrated into an obligatory 'sustainability check', which was adopted by the city assembly of Bottrop in June 2020.