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Equity & Environmental Justice Welcome Matt Robbie Vernice Miller-Travis Aaron Mair Senior Planner and Facilitator Senior Advisor for Environmental Sierra Club | Arbor Hill Justice and Equitable Development Skeo Solutions Environmental
Matt Robbie
Senior Planner and Facilitator Skeo Solutions 2
Aaron Mair
Sierra Club | Arbor Hill Environmental Justice Corporation
Vernice Miller-Travis
Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice and Equitable Development Skeo Solutions
Equity, environmental justice and brownfield redevelopment Arbor Hill Perspective Process tools for building productive community relationships
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Environmental justice refers to those cultural norms and values, rules, regulations, behaviors, policies, and decisions to support sustainable communities where people can interact with confidence that their environment is safe, nurturing, and productive.
Environmental Advocacy at the Univ. Of Michigan School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Universal protection from activities that threaten the fundamental right to clean air, land, food and water.
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Environmental INJUSTICE can occur when environmentally detrimental infrastructure
uses occur in close proximity to people of color, low-income, or tribal communities.
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Equitable development ensures that current residents benefit from development and have a meaningful role in the planning process.
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Present day disparities and inequities are the result of public policy decisions. Some are:
low income, people of color, tribal and immigrant communities.
that positively impact some communities and negatively impact others.
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Equitable development ensures current residents benefit from development and have a meaningful role in the planning process to prioritize and pursue projects that contribute to neighborhood resilience and improved quality-of- life. Public policies have created inequitable outcomes for some communities and have resulted in unsustainable regional development patterns. Using an equitable development approach acknowledges the root causes of inequitable and unsustainable development and strengthens the long-term viability and sustainability of a planning or development project.
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Have you ever had challenges engaging with a community different from your own culture on a project? Yes No
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If so, what have been the barriers? Limited community participation in planning efforts Cultural differences Community distrust Meetings characterized by anger and misunderstanding Some combination of the above
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One-way Engagement Community Empowerment Collaborative Community Partnerships
Adapted from International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) 12
meeting.
questions! And Listen.
place, history and experience.
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Begin conversations by acknowledging “the elephant in the room:”
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Ask for and incorporate feedback. Provide opportunities to impact decision-making. Be up front about decisions that have already been made. Learn about community dynamics and history. Seek out tools that address differences. Build authentic personal relationships. Ask for feedback!
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Building productive community relationships depends
feelings and expertise are vital to your work. Invite community residents to the table by using culturally-appropriate outreach. Identify and acknowledge the elephant in the room when there is distrust between a community and local decision-makers.
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Vernice Miller-Travis 301.537.2115 vmiller-travis@skeo.com Matt Robbie 802.231.3132 mrobbie@skeo.com www.skeo.com
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