Legacy effects of redlining on the distribution of greenspaces in US cities

IF 6.5 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-15 DOI:10.1002/fee.70056

Travis Gallo, Mason Fidino, Christopher J Schell, Marccus D Hendricks, Seth B Magle

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We investigated how a discriminatory housing policy—redlining—has shaped the spatial patterns and configurations of greenspaces throughout 177 cities in the contiguous US. Housing segregation has been a long-term development practice that has sequestered communities of color to areas with elevated environmental and public health risks. Although the lasting environmental, social, and economic impacts of redlining are clear, the impact of redlining on landscapes is still unfolding. In neighborhoods that were historically redlined, we found that (i) less overall greenspace was available, (ii) individual greenspaces were smaller and less connected, and (iii) residents belonged predominantly to communities of color and/or households had lower income. Thus, the legacy of redlining can be seen in the modern spatial patterns of urban greenspaces, and ecosystem services provided by greenspaces have been systematically absent from redlined communities for decades.

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美国城市中划红线对绿地分布的遗留影响

我们调查了美国177个城市的歧视性住房政策如何塑造了绿地的空间格局和配置。住房隔离是一种长期的发展做法，它将有色人种社区隔离在环境和公共卫生风险较高的地区。虽然红线对环境、社会和经济的持久影响是显而易见的，但它对景观的影响仍在不断显现。在历史上被划红线的社区中，我们发现：(1)可用的整体绿色空间较少，(2)单个绿色空间较小且连接较少，(3)居民主要属于有色人种社区和/或家庭收入较低。因此，在城市绿色空间的现代空间格局中可以看到红线的遗产，几十年来，红线社区系统地缺乏绿色空间提供的生态系统服务。

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Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

18.30

自引率

1.00%

发文量

128

审稿时长

9-18 weeks

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