Integrating Earth Observations and Socioeconomic Data to Identify Vulnerable Populations and Support Environmental Justice InitiativesPart of NASA’s Earth Applied Sciences, DEVELOP is a dual capacity building program that introduces communities to applications of NASA Earth observation data to help inform environmental decision making. These projects are conducted by small teams of students, recent graduates, and early and transitioning career professionals and are tailored specifically to end-user decision making processes. Since 2018, a collaboration between NASA DEVELOP, Groundwork USA and its network of trusts, the AGU Thriving Earth Exchange, and local communities such as the City of Cambridge and the City of San Diego, has culminated in a campaign of 14 projects focused on assessing vulnerability to environmental threats such as extreme heat and flooding. These projects have explored the integration of satellite data and socio-economic data to discern populations at risk of being negatively impacted and align with Groundwork’s Climate Safe Neighborhoods Initiative that explores the relationship between historical race-based housing segregation and current and predicted impacts of climate change. This presentation will introduce an overview of the DEVELOP projects using Earth observations to support vulnerabilities assessments and community resilience, the collaboration with Groundwork USA, and future plans for environmental justice efforts at NASA.
Document ID
20210024948
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Poster
Authors
Ryan Hammock (Science Systems and Applications (United States) Lanham, Maryland, United States)
Lauren M Childs (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Kenton W Ross (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Amanda Clayton (Science Systems and Applications (United States) Lanham, Maryland, United States)
Michael L Ruiz (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Karen N Allsbrook (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Stephanie L Burke (Science Systems and Applications (United States) Lanham, Maryland, United States)
Hayley Pippin (Science Systems and Applications (United States) Lanham, Maryland, United States)
Robert Cecil Byles (Science Systems and Applications (United States) Lanham, Maryland, United States)
Amber Rochelle Williams (Science Systems and Applications (United States) Lanham, Maryland, United States)
Celeste Gambino (Science Systems and Applications (United States) Lanham, Maryland, United States)