Department of Public Health, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, USA.
Geography Department, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
Nat Commun. 2021 Aug 3;12(1):4681. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24892-1.
Outdoor air pollution contributes to millions of deaths worldwide yet air pollution has differential exposures across racial/ethnic groups and socioeconomic status. While green infrastructure has the potential to decrease air pollution and provide other benefits to human health, vegetation alone cannot resolve health disparities related to air pollution injustice. We discuss how unequal access to green infrastructure can limit air quality improvements for marginalized communities and provide strategies to move forward.
室外空气污染导致了全球数百万人的死亡,但不同种族/族裔群体和社会经济地位的人所面临的空气污染程度却有所不同。虽然绿色基础设施具有降低空气污染和为人类健康提供其他益处的潜力,但仅靠植被并不能解决与空气污染不公有关的健康差距问题。我们讨论了不平等获取绿色基础设施如何限制边缘化社区的空气质量改善,并提供了前进的策略。