South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study Brochure

This is a general brochure describing the project and its participants.

The brochure is available online here.

Wagner/ICIS South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study Phase I Report

The Wagner/ICIS South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study Phase I Report was completed in September, 2002. The report includes a description of data gathered and analyzed on the demographic characteristics of the study area, transportation, waste transfer activities, ambient air quality, and water quality. In addition, the report includes a review of the literature on the association between asthma and air pollution. The report includes chapters on:

• Demographic characteristics of the study area
• Waste transfer stations in the South Bronx
• Transportation and traffic in the study area
• Air quality in the South Bronx
• Asthma and air pollution - literature review
• Water quality in the South Bronx watershed

The full Phase I report is available on-line here.

Wagner/ICIS South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study Phase II and III Report

The Wagner/ICIS South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study Phase II and III Report was completed in December, 2004. The report includes more detailed analyses of transportation and air quality in the study area. In addition, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are introduced as a tool to analyze demographic data and to carry out an environmental justice analysis. The report ends with a general discussion of some preliminary policy recommendations based on this work. A future report will include a more detailed discussion of policy recommendations based on ongoing research. The Phase II and III Report is divided into the following sections:

1. Introduction
2. Air quality in the South Bronx : Comparing ground-level measurements of air pollutants with data from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation monitoring network
3. Transportation and air quality modeling
4. Waste transfer scenario analyses using transportation and air quality modeling
5. Environmental justice analyses
6. Policy recommendations and conclusions

The full Phase II and III report is available on-line here.

Wagner/ICIS South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study Phase IV Report

The goal of Phase IV of the project was to assemble the data that was collected during prior stages of the project and to identify, develop, and adapt a set of decision tools to leverage this data for policy making. The Phase IV report is divided into the following sections:

1. Introduction
2. Environmental Planning Frameworks and Decision Tools
3. Zoning along the Bronx River
4. Air Quality Monitoring, Spatial Location and Demographic Profiles
5. Hospital Admissions for Selected Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in Bronx County, New York
6. Proximity Analysis to Sensitive Receptors using Geographic
Information Systems (GIS)

Appendix A: Publications and Conferences featuring Phase IV work

The full Phase IV report is available on-line here.

Wagner/ICIS South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study Phase V Report

The Phase V report describes and summarizes all the outreach, dissemination and
education work done by all the members of the South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study. It includes the work that the Wagner-ICIS research team participated in, including activities such as academic conference presentations, the development of the project web page, and collaborative efforts with the other project team members in various forums, press events and community educational activities. The Phase V report is divided into the following sections:

1. Introduction
2. GIS Analyses: Environmental Justice and Land Use in the South Bronx
3. Analysis of EPA’s Proposed Modification of the PM2.5 Standard Analysis
4. Project Brochure
5. Project Presentations (Conferences and Other Venues)
6. Forums and Press Events
7. Research Reports and Publications
8. ICIS Web Page
9. Youth Participation and Leadership Program
10. GIS Workshops for Community Groups

Appendix A: Project Brochure
Appendix B: November 12, 2005 Forum Agenda
Appendix C: October 16, 2006 Press Event Summary Document
Appendix D: October 16, 2006 Press Event NYU Press Release
Appendix E: Samples of GIS Workshop Materials

The full Phase V report is available on-line here.

Wagner/ICIS South Bronx Environmental Health and Policy Study Phase VI Report

The main objective of the NYU Wagner component of Phase VI of the South Bronx
Environmental Health & Policy Study was to produce materials for dissemination related to the project and its findings. This phase complements Phase V which was related to various outreach, education and dissemination activities, documented in the Phase V report, as well as earlier phases of the Study. This report includes summary documents drawn from research material produced throughout the Study. In addition, a Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) tutorial was developed for the participating community groups. The Phase VI report is divided into the following sections:

1. Introduction
2. Summary Papers for Dissemination

* Air Quality in the South Bronx
* Asthma in Bronx County
* Proximity of Schools to Highways and Other Sources of Environmental Health Risks
* Public Policy Recommendations

3. GIS Tutorial Materials

The full Phase VI report is available on-line here.

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