Environmental justice in urban planning aims to address historical and ongoing environmental injustices by ensuring that all communities have equal access to clean air, water, and other environmental resources, regardless of race, income, or other factors.

Environmental injustice can manifest in various forms in urban areas, including unequal access to green spaces, higher levels of pollution in marginalized communities, and lack of access to basic environmental services like clean drinking water.

Urban planning can contribute to environmental justice by implementing various strategies, such as promoting mixed-income housing, investing in public transportation, creating green buffers around industrial areas, and implementing land use policies that prioritize equity and sustainability.

Environmental gentrification refers to the displacement of low-income residents from neighborhoods that undergo environmental improvements, often leading to increased property values and displacement of the original inhabitants.

Community-based environmental justice initiatives are typically led by local residents and organizations to address environmental issues in their communities, such as organizing campaigns to reduce air pollution or advocating for policies that promote environmental justice.

Public participation in environmental justice planning is crucial because it allows affected communities to voice their concerns, helps identify and address environmental disparities more effectively, and promotes transparency and accountability in decision-making.

Urban planners can promote environmental justice through land use planning by zoning industrial areas away from residential neighborhoods, creating mixed-use developments, promoting compact and walkable urban design, and implementing other strategies that prioritize equity and sustainability.

Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) play a crucial role in environmental justice by evaluating the potential environmental impacts of a proposed project, ensuring that affected communities have a say in the decision-making process, and identifying and mitigating potential environmental injustices.

Urban planning can address the issue of food deserts by promoting urban agriculture and community gardens, increasing access to public transportation in underserved areas, providing financial incentives to grocery stores to locate in low-income neighborhoods, and implementing other strategies that improve access to healthy food options.

Just transition refers to a fair and equitable transition to a sustainable economy, ensuring that the benefits and burdens of the transition are shared equitably, particularly for marginalized communities that are disproportionately affected by environmental injustices.