Abstract
GIS As Applied to Community-Based Studies Track: State and Local Government Author(s): Rakesh Malhotra, John Bang, Lenora Smith, Yolanda Anderson, Saundra DeLauder, Marcia Bradshaw A community-based approach to environmental monitoring, where concerns of local residents were dynamically integrated and used to direct the project, was applied to two economically and educationally disadvantaged areas in central North Carolina to assess environmental hazard exposure and impact. Rakesh Malhotra North Carolina Central University Environmental Science 1150 Pebble Creek Crossing Durham , NC 27713 US Phone: 919-806-8829 E-mail: rmalhotra@nccu.edu John Bang North Carolina Central University 1801 Fayetteville St Durham , NC 27707 US Phone: 919-530-6569 E-mail: jjbang@nccu.edu Lenora Smith North Carolina Central University Environmental Science 1801 Fayetteville St Durham , NC 27707 US Phone: 919-530-6573 E-mail: lssmith@nccu.edu Yolanda Anderson North Carolina Central University 1801 Fayetteville St Durham , NC 27707 US Phone: 919-530-7117 E-mail: yandersn@nccu.edu Saundra DeLauder North Carolina Central University 1801 Fayetteville St Durham , NC 27707 US Phone: 919-530-6456 E-mail: sdelaude@nccu.edu Marcia Bradshaw North Carolina Central University 1801 Fayetteville St Durham , NC 27707 US Phone: 919-530-7905 E-mail: mbradshaw@nccu.edu |