Zhenhang Cai, Galen Newman, Michael McNair, Jiang Zheng, Jiyeon Shin, Matthew Malecha, Siyu Yu, Michelle Annette Meyer
{"title":"Development of the Contamination Distribution Centered Toxics Mobility Vulnerability Index in the Beaumont-Port Arthur Region of Texas.","authors":"Zhenhang Cai, Galen Newman, Michael McNair, Jiang Zheng, Jiyeon Shin, Matthew Malecha, Siyu Yu, Michelle Annette Meyer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study advances the Toxics Mobility Inventory (TMI) and the Toxics Mobility Vulnerability Index (TMVI) to develop a new tool to assess the movement of hazardous substances and their implications for vulnerable communities. It emphasizes the need to include contamination distribution variables in such indices to address disproportionate impacts and more accurately reflect vulnerability. The study uses the TMI framework and TMVI methodology in the Beaumont-Port Arthur region of Texas, also integrating contamination distribution considerations into the analysis to develop a new framework and process. The new Contamination Distribution Centered Toxics Mobility Vulnerability Index (CDC-TMVI) consolidates climate change and topography variables into a broader built environment vulnerability category while introducing a contamination sources category. Using ArcGIS Pro and ToxPi tools, the study evaluates 27 geospatial variables across four categories: built environment vulnerability, social vulnerability, health outcomes, and contamination sources. The results indicate significant contributions from contamination and social vulnerability variables, highlighting areas with higher risks of flooding and air pollution. This article advocates for future research and policy efforts to enhance the integration of contamination sources and their spatial distributions into toxics mobility assessments to better protect vulnerable populations. The unique methodology and findings serve as a basis for developing targeted measures and strategic planning to improve environmental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":74895,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability and climate change","volume":"18 4","pages":"290-302"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12419771/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145042536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Offering a Different Perspective: Gender-Biased Forestry Policy","authors":"Westim Ratang","doi":"10.1089/scc.2024.0068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2024.0068","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74895,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability and climate change","volume":"69 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141346649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human–Nature Relational Values—A Semi-Systematic Literature Review","authors":"Kimberly M. Post","doi":"10.1089/scc.2024.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2024.0005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74895,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability and climate change","volume":" 39","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141365829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regulations on Coastal Land Reclamation in Vietnam: A Review from the Perspective of Coastal Environment and Ecosystem Protection","authors":"Dao Thi Anh Le, Gam Thi Pham","doi":"10.1089/scc.2024.0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2024.0007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74895,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability and climate change","volume":"22 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139966928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contextualizing the Application of the Milieudefensie v. Royal Dutch Shell Decision in Indian Climate Change Litigation: Possibilities and Challenges","authors":"Chhaya Bhardwaj, Sanya D. Kishwar, Bharat Khurana, Kritika Vatsa, Mohit Kumar Manderna","doi":"10.1089/scc.2023.0137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2023.0137","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74895,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability and climate change","volume":"60 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139967221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of Climatic Change and Variability and Its Effect on Coffee Production in Mattu District, Southwest Ethiopia","authors":"Leta Jima Desta, Mengie Belayneh","doi":"10.1089/scc.2023.0091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2023.0091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74895,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability and climate change","volume":"485 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139021826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Business Ethics and Sustainability","authors":"Cyrus Seyrafi","doi":"10.1089/scc.2023.0129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2023.0129","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74895,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability and climate change","volume":"72 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138988597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic Theories from the Perspective of Strong Sustainability","authors":"Asma Jabeen","doi":"10.1089/scc.2023.0121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2023.0121","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74895,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability and climate change","volume":"157 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139020675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paritosh Joshi, Erin Curtis, Kevin Redifer, Sarah Schmidt, Rian Maxwell-Williams, John Park, Susan Bodnar
{"title":"Interpreting the Human Relationship to Their Ecosystems: A Socioeconomic Lens","authors":"Paritosh Joshi, Erin Curtis, Kevin Redifer, Sarah Schmidt, Rian Maxwell-Williams, John Park, Susan Bodnar","doi":"10.1089/scc.2023.0102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/scc.2023.0102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74895,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability and climate change","volume":"46 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139016913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}