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A presentation of the process to map residential waste in NYC
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MAPPING WASTE IN NYCIntroduction to GIS for International Crises, Development and the Environment :: Spring 2015
FINAL PROJECT _ Work in Process, presented on May 4
Silvia Xavier
MY TOPIC
. all NYC waste is exported
. facilities to process waste in the city are unevenly distributed
. system dependent on truck trips
. concentration of truck trips and waste processing on certain areas
. environmental justice
MY TOPIC
My aim is to map the distribution of waste in NYC... amount collected in each borough location of existing facilities destination of collected waste
... relate it to demographic data ... average income in overburdened areas minorities living in those areas
... and potentially trace the impacts of this system on overburdened the communities. truck traffic air quality
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GIS PROBLEM
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GIS PROCESSES
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Normalizing Data
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. amount of waste processed in each TS and CD
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GIS PROCESSES
. amount of waste processed in each TS and CD
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. amount of waste processed in each TS and CD
. truck trips and air quality
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RESULTS TO DATE
RESULTS TO DATE
RESULTS TO DATE
NEXT STEPS
. who are living in those areas? join Census data and analyse correlations
. what are the impacts? add routes + air quality and analyse correlations