Environmental (In)Justice from the Ground Up: Variation of Soil Health in Burlington, Vermont’s Community Gardens
Elliott, Rachel Ghasemizade, Mohsen
Elliott, Rachel
Ghasemizade, Mohsen
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Human social inequities are key drivers of ecosystem function in urban environments, yet few current literatures adequately account for them. This study examines relationships between Burlington residents’ social vulnerability — which measures a community's resilience when responding to or recovering from threats to public health — and the health of the soil in neighborhood community gardens. Soil samples from 17 gardens were collected and analyzed. Soil biochemistry and heavy metal content were compared to social vulnerability data using principal component analysis, stepwise regression, and related analyses. Results suggest that Burlington residents with higher social vulnerability have access to less healthy soil
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Undergraduate
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2023-01-01