The need to maximize agricultural productivity has made pesticides an indispensable part of
current times. Farmers are unaware of the lurking consequences of the pesticide exposure …

A clear understanding of the relationship between ecosystem services (ESs) and
urbanization provides new insight into urban landscape planning and decision making …

Background While the impacts of social and environmental exposure on cardiovascular risks
are often reported individually, the combined effect is poorly understood. Methods and …

Environmental justice research has focused on the distribution of environmental inequalities,
such as proximity to landfills, across the US and globally. Background: Public health …

Since WEB Du Bois documented the physical and social environments of Philadelphia's
predominantly African American Seventh Ward over a century ago, there has been …

With increasing population, there is growing concern for food security in urban areas.
Though, urban gardening has gained popularity, several studies have found higher …

Background Social science research has been central in documenting and analyzing
community discovery of environmental exposure and consequential processes …

Failing to balance developmental considerations of the urbanization level (UL) and
ecosystem services (ESs) causes issues such as land degradation and social conflict …

Objective Previous studies have demonstrated associations between race-based residential
segregation, neighborhood socioeconomic and physical environmental characteristics, and …

Feeding a growing, increasingly affluent population while limiting environmental pressures
of food production is a central challenge for society. Understanding the location and …