Presented by the RCE Greater Atlanta Business Engagement Action Group
Join us for virtual discussion of the article Green Gentrification and Health: A Scoping Review, co-written by RCE member Na'Taki Osborne Jelks.
RCE Member Na'Taki Osborne Jelks co-authored the article Green Gentrification and Health: A Scoping Review, which was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health with Viniece Jennings and Alessandro Rigolon. The abstract explains, "urban greening initiatives are often linked to enhanced human health and wellbeing, but they can also be a driver of gentrification." This review examines existing research on the health effects of greening initiatives in gentrifying neighborhoods and states where longtime marginalized residents are negatively impacted by green gentrification “as they experience a lower sense of community, feel that they do not belong in green space, and, in many studies, use green space less often than newcomers.”
Speaker: Na’Taki Osborne Jelks, Ph.D., MPH, Ph.D., MPH, Co-Founder/Board Chairperson, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance
Moderator: Cicely Garrett, Social Entrepreneur