Environmental justice in urban space provision – a Data2Resilience case study in Dortmund, Germany

• DOI: 10.5194/icuc12-1017
• Publication Date: 2025-05-21T15:10:32Z
• Authors: Charlotte Hüser; Panagiotis Sisman...; Luise Weickhmann; Jonas Kittner; Benjamin Bechtel; Vanessa Reinhart
• Keywords: Environmental Justice

Climate change presents significant challenges for urban areas, with heat waves posing a critical threat to resilience and liveability. New data-driven approaches can help ensure equitable transformation of spaces while addressing environmental justice challenges. This study, done within the framework Data2Resilience (D2R) project, examines distribution quality green in Dortmund, Germany, through lens justice. Therefore, we focuse on their societal value, accessibility, role mitigating exposure vulnerable populations. Building prior analyses space availability integrate demographic vulnerability data identify deficiencies provision quality. Hence, consider both demand supply criteria characteristics, such as recreational features noise pollution. The findings are synthesized into comprehensive maps, offering insights inequalities across Dortmund’s districts.We found disparities quality, socioeconomically disadvantaged districts often underserved. underscore need targeted interventions enhance accessibility functionality, emphasizing fostering climate resilience. spatial D2R observation network contributes increased representation visibility undersupplied hot spots Dortmund therefore builds foundation application actions measures towards an just space.