UEPP 497C: Innovative Methods for Environmental Justice (IM4EJ) Studio

Urban & Envr Plan & Policy · 4 credits

Environmental Justice (EJ) is an interdisciplinary topic of study examining how the distributions of environmental ‘goods’ (e.g., access to green space) and environmental ‘bads’ (e.g., pollution and risk) among social groups and the fairness or equity of those distributions. In this course, students will have the opportunity to apply EJ concepts to a Washington State or other U.S. case study. Students will gain skills in quantitative analysis and mapping of their case study with the application of tools like the Washington Department of Health’s Disparities Map, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) EJScreen, EPA’s Risk Screening Environmental Indicators.

Offered in 3 of the 26 listed terms (Spring 2025 to Spring 2027).

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Prerequisites

UEPP 302 or UEPP 322

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UEPP 302 Environmental Research and Public Communication
UEPP 322 Quantitative Methods for Planning and Policy
requires UEPP 261
- UEPP 261 Planning the American City

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Abel, Troy	3	Spring 2025 to Spring 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (3 sections)

Term	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Spring 2027	23664	Lecture	TR 10:00am-11:50am · AH 016	Abel, Troy	0/0	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2026	23682	Lecture	MW 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 318	Abel, Troy	8/19	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	23830	Lecture	MW 12:00pm-1:50pm · ES 318	Abel, Troy	7/25	Face to Face Instruction