Research Article

Link to Article:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03085694.2024.2453333

The article talks about how a tool called MapReader helps people study old maps to find areas hurt by factories and pollution. It shows that poorer and minority neighborhoods were often the most affected. The tool helps make these hidden problems easier to see. Overall, it shows how digital maps can teach us about unfair environmental history.

This article was written by Robert K Nelson, also in charge of the Land Acquisition Project.