Baltimore Ecosystem Study Long-Term Ecological Research
(BES LTER)
Low-Income Baltimore Blocks Host Bigger, More Dangerous Mosquitoes
Scientific American reports on BES LTER mosquito research...
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About Us
Since 1998, the Baltimore Ecosystem Study has been investigating the ecological, cultural, and economic forces that shape the Baltimore metropolitan area. Read more
Our Research
Links to documents explaining the areas of BES LTER urban ecology study and listing the affiliated researchers. Read more
The Balto Brief
Notes from the BES Director, Dr Emma J. Rosi and Director Emeritus, Dr Steward T.A. Pickett. Read more
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BES Twitter
JUST ANNOUNCED: “The #TREESAct will help homeowners – especially in underserved communities – plant more trees to shade homes and lower electric bills, reduce stormwater runoff and take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.” #ForestPolicy #UrbanForestry https://www.americanforests.org/media-release/matsui-sarbanes-fortenberry-lead-bipartisan-effort-to-help-homeowners-plant-more-trees-and-reduce-energy/
Racist urban planning wasn't only about the misdistribution of education, health care & other resources. Redlining changed the climate of today's neighborhoods. Or "people designed these places, which means that they were designed for particular people," @saranderson10 https://twitter.com/_blusummers/status/1217347549075427328
Studies Find Redlining Linked To More Heat, Fewer Trees In Cities Nationwide https://www.npr.org/2020/01/14/795961381/racist-housing-practices-from-the-1930s-linked-to-hotter-neighborhoods-today
I want to study how the heat disparity caused by racist housing policies also impact the wildlife living in those neighborhoods? Understanding underlying social influences is essential in studying climate change impacts in cities https://twitter.com/maxrlambert/status/1217055866828050437
Racist housing policies produce horrid levels of heat disparity
On avg this causes a 5F heat difference in the US with up to 12 or 13F heat differences in cities like Portland & Denver
Housing and climate justice are sorely needed
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/13/racist-housing-policies-us-deadly-heatwaves-exposure-study
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