Publication Advocates for Equity, Justice in Urban Greening Research

Urban Greening
June 28, 2024

UMN Associate Professor Bonnie Keeler, PhD, Co-Director of Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (CSTEP), has co-authored a publication pointing to longstanding inequities in urban green infrastructure research and practices and advocating for a more “just, equitable, and sustainable future.” Green infrastructure projects provide a myriad of benefits for urban dwellers, but historically such investments haven’t been distributed fairly. The authors offer five tenets to guide research on future greening. The publication The Intersection of Justice and Urban Greening: Future Directions and Opportunities for Research and Practice, featured in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, was also co-authored by Kate Derickson, PhD, an Associate with UMN’s Institute on the Environment (IonE), and UMN PhD student Adriana Castillo-Castillo, among others. Both CSTEP and IonE are Consortium Member Centers.