MAPPING WASTE IN NYC Introduction to GIS for International Crises, Development and the Environment :: Spring 2015 FINAL PROJECT _ Work in Process, presented on May 4 Silvia Xavier
MY TOPIC . all NYC waste is exported . facilities to process waste in the city are unevenly distributed . system dependent on truck trips . concentration of truck trips and waste processing on certain areas . environmental justice
MY TOPIC My aim is to map the distribution of waste in NYC...
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amount collected in each borough location of existing facilities destination of collected waste
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... relate it to demographic data ...
average income in overburdened areas minorities living in those areas
... and potentially trace the impacts of this system on overburdened the communities.
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truck traffic air quality
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. amount of waste processed in each TS and CD
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. amount of waste processed in each TS and CD
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. truck trips and air quality
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NEXT STEPS . who are living in those areas? join Census data and analyse correlations . what are the impacts? add routes + air quality and analyse correlations