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Environmental Catastrophes, Spatial Power, and Environmental Justice

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-OR-SS

7 lessons

Goal

Analyze how natural and human-made catastrophes disrupt global systems, and evaluate how mapping, zoning, and institutional power produce environmental inequities.

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  4. Cartographic Bias, Gerrymandering, and the Politics of MappingNot started yet
  5. Redlining, Restrictive Covenants, and Urban SegregationNot started yet
  6. Environmental Racism and Toxic Facility Siting PatternsYou are here
  7. Grassroots Environmental Justice Movements and Equitable Zoning ReformNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-orHS.53Oregon Social Studies Standards · All ages

Explain how power and privilege influence where people live and how they interact with their environment at the intergroup and institutional levels and how they have been affected.