Print Email Facebook Twitter Functional analysis of web-based GIS tools for environmental justice assessment of transportation projects Title Functional analysis of web-based GIS tools for environmental justice assessment of transportation projects Author Spriggs, A.M.S. (TU Delft Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering; University of Missouri) Rotman, Robin (University of Missouri) Trauth, Kathleen (University of Missouri) Date 2024 Abstract Environmental justice – the concept that environmental amenities and burdens should be shared equitably among all races and socioeconomic classes – has gained diplomatic traction internationally, and political traction domestically in the United States, in recent years. In this paper, we focus on developing federal policy relevant to transportation project planning and operation in the U.S.; however, these developments reflect international issues of inequity associated with climate change and environmental burdens. First, we provide an overview of federal policy initiatives related to environmental justice, including President Biden's Justice40 initiative. Then, we examine the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as a potential avenue for mandating environmental justice assessment in the transportation industry, through the lenses of both procedural and distributive justice. Finally, we review several publicly available online Geographical Information System (GIS) tools that were recently developed for purposes of expanding public and governmental understanding of environmental justice challenges, and provide decision support for users to incorporate these tools into the environmental impact assessment process for transportation projects. Subject Environmental justiceGeographic information systemsGlobal Environmental GovernanceInfrastructureNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)Transportation To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:77feeed6-bb9a-4a2f-be1a-8b6846b0dd20 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104080 ISSN 1361-9209 Source Transportation Research. Part D: Transport & Environment, 128 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2024 A.M.S. Spriggs, Robin Rotman, Kathleen Trauth Files PDF 1-s2.0-S1361920924000373-main.pdf 520.79 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:77feeed6-bb9a-4a2f-be1a-8b6846b0dd20/datastream/OBJ/view