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Residents
Wanted! To
live in our long anticipated *Riskscape Communities
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2 neighborhoods to choose from!
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South PhoenixTo qualify perspective resident should be: Ethnic
Minority (predominately Hispanic) Median
Income of $6260 Who your neighbors will be: Waste
management facilities & land fills Industrial
facilities: typically TRI (Toxic Release Inventory Site) or TSD
(Treatment, Storage & Disposal) Special Amenities: Special
offered to those living within 1.6km radius of TRI: ·
Higher aggregate of airborne releases · Presumed increased health risks |
Note - we recommend installing air & water filtration systems
South Phoenix Home |
Suburban PhoenixTo qualify perspective resident should be:
Who your neighbors will be
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Why
we developed this Riskscape Community in the “Sunbelt”
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Uncontrolled urban sprawl (fast
growth, spatially dispersed urban configuration)
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Heavy reliance of automobiles
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State’s weak record of
environmental planning
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Physical geography that contributes
to its air pollution (Mtn. ranges that encourage pollution to setter over city
& shallow valleys that contribute to inversion layers which trap &
concentrate pollutants over the Valley)
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Industry historically driven by
Keynesianism (circa 1946 - the advocacy of monetary & fiscal programs by
government to increase employment and spending)
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Industrial & transportation
related pollutants, complicated by high particulate levels (that derive from:
dry conditions, dust produced by construction, gravel pit operations,
agriculture & unpaved roads of urban periphery)
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Designated by the EPA as a
non-attainment area for criteria atmospheric pollutants (including ozone, carbon
monoxide & particulates)
*Reference:
Bolin,
B. and E. Matranga, E.J. Hackett, E.K. Sadalla, K.D. Pijawka, D. Brewer,
D.Sicotte. 2000. Environmental equity in a sunbelt city: The spatial
distribution of toxic hazards in Phoenix, Arizona. Environmental Hazards
2:11-24.