Transforming the industrial legacy city. Racial disparities and equity-based climate action in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(2021) SGEM08 20211Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- In a time of global climate change and increasing social inequalities across scales, the need to approach the intersection of these issues arises. Cities with industrial legacy in the United States present a distinct local context of social inequalities and climate impacts. Nevertheless, few empirical examples of climate action that incorporates social equity and justice exist. Further, the limited existing research finds that most cities with industrial legacy remain to address social inequalities in their climate action plans. Thus, it is of both scholarly and societal relevance to contribute to this field of research.
This thesis aims to investigate how cities with industrial legacy in the United States can incorporate social equity... (More) - In a time of global climate change and increasing social inequalities across scales, the need to approach the intersection of these issues arises. Cities with industrial legacy in the United States present a distinct local context of social inequalities and climate impacts. Nevertheless, few empirical examples of climate action that incorporates social equity and justice exist. Further, the limited existing research finds that most cities with industrial legacy remain to address social inequalities in their climate action plans. Thus, it is of both scholarly and societal relevance to contribute to this field of research.
This thesis aims to investigate how cities with industrial legacy in the United States can incorporate social equity and justice into climate action and create a just and equitable sustainability transformation. This aim is investigated through a case study of Cincinnati, Ohio, which presents a distinct context of industrial legacy, racial disparities and climate impacts that complicate the sustainable transformation of the city.
By analysing the challenges, implications and strategies of Cincinnati, this thesis argues that multiple challenges in industrial legacy cities intersect and reinforce social and racial inequalities. Therefore, it is crucial for the key stakeholders to collaborate with the local community and residents to gain insights about their experiences and vulnerabilities. Further, it is argued that a sustainable transformation of ILCs requires attention to multiple components of justice at the same time. As such, recognising the structural forces that cause unjust processes of planning and unequal distribution of climate impacts is crucial for enabling a process of sustainable transformation. (Less)
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- author
- Brandt Gunnarson, Steffi LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SGEM08 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Climate Justice, Sustainability transformation, Recognitional justice, Local climate governance, Community engagement, Cincinnati, USA
- language
- English
- id
- 9052142
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- 2021-06-15 16:30:27
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abstract = {{In a time of global climate change and increasing social inequalities across scales, the need to approach the intersection of these issues arises. Cities with industrial legacy in the United States present a distinct local context of social inequalities and climate impacts. Nevertheless, few empirical examples of climate action that incorporates social equity and justice exist. Further, the limited existing research finds that most cities with industrial legacy remain to address social inequalities in their climate action plans. Thus, it is of both scholarly and societal relevance to contribute to this field of research.
This thesis aims to investigate how cities with industrial legacy in the United States can incorporate social equity and justice into climate action and create a just and equitable sustainability transformation. This aim is investigated through a case study of Cincinnati, Ohio, which presents a distinct context of industrial legacy, racial disparities and climate impacts that complicate the sustainable transformation of the city.
By analysing the challenges, implications and strategies of Cincinnati, this thesis argues that multiple challenges in industrial legacy cities intersect and reinforce social and racial inequalities. Therefore, it is crucial for the key stakeholders to collaborate with the local community and residents to gain insights about their experiences and vulnerabilities. Further, it is argued that a sustainable transformation of ILCs requires attention to multiple components of justice at the same time. As such, recognising the structural forces that cause unjust processes of planning and unequal distribution of climate impacts is crucial for enabling a process of sustainable transformation.}},
author = {{Brandt Gunnarson, Steffi}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Transforming the industrial legacy city. Racial disparities and equity-based climate action in Cincinnati, Ohio.}},
year = {{2021}},
}