Environmental Justice and Information Technologies: Overcoming the Information-Access Paradox in Urban Communities

Volunteered geographic information, urban forests, & environmental justice

Gender Analysis of Access and Utilisation of Information and Communication Technologies in Ekiti state, Nigeria

There is disparity in access to Information and Communication Technologies between male and female especially in developing countries. This study did a gender analysis of access and use of ICTs in Ekiti state, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 178 respondents. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and t-test at α0.05. Radio (198.7), mobile phones (186...

Investigating the relationship between information justice and social capital

: Social capital represents the set of interpersonal relationships which provide resources that create value for individuals in organizations. The present paper aims at investigating the relationship between Information Justice and social capital in Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch. The method of the research is descriptive-correlational and regarding the aim it is f...

Access to environmental information.

In the February 2004 issue of EHP in the article " Does Secrecy Equal Security? Limiting Access to Environmental Information, " Richard Dahl (2004) discussed the govern-ment's current policies placing greater restrictions on public access to information that industry and government were once required to make available. A future in which federal agencies withhold information on environmental pro...

Promoting Environmental Justice Through Urban Green Space Access: A Synopsis

This article reviews literature on the connection between urban green space access and environmental justice. It discusses the dynamics of the relationship as it relates to factors such as environmental quality, land use, and environmental health disparities. Urban development stresses the landscape and may compromise environmental quality. Since some communities are disproportionately impacted...