Projected losses of ecosystem services in the US disproportionately affect non-white and lower-income populations

Social inequalities may be reflected in how ecosystem services are distributed among groups of people. Here the authors estimate the distribution of three ecosystem services across demographic and socioeconomic groups in the US between 2020 and 2100, finding that non-white and lower-income groups di...

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Main Authors: Jesse D. Gourevitch, Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez, Natalia Aristizábal, Luz A. de Wit, Eva Kinnebrew, Caitlin E. Littlefield, Maya Moore, Charles C. Nicholson, Aaron J. Schwartz, Taylor H. Ricketts
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23905-3
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spelling doaj-0639f2cf43c34cae84307e354bc5d9202021-06-13T11:17:05ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-06-011211910.1038/s41467-021-23905-3Projected losses of ecosystem services in the US disproportionately affect non-white and lower-income populationsJesse D. Gourevitch0Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez1Natalia Aristizábal2Luz A. de Wit3Eva Kinnebrew4Caitlin E. Littlefield5Maya Moore6Charles C. Nicholson7Aaron J. Schwartz8Taylor H. Ricketts9Gund Institute for Environment, University of VermontGund Institute for Environment, University of VermontGund Institute for Environment, University of VermontGund Institute for Environment, University of VermontGund Institute for Environment, University of VermontRubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of VermontGund Institute for Environment, University of VermontGund Institute for Environment, University of VermontGund Institute for Environment, University of VermontGund Institute for Environment, University of VermontSocial inequalities may be reflected in how ecosystem services are distributed among groups of people. Here the authors estimate the distribution of three ecosystem services across demographic and socioeconomic groups in the US between 2020 and 2100, finding that non-white and lower-income groups disproportionately bear the loss of ecosystem service benefits.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23905-3
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Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez
Natalia Aristizábal
Luz A. de Wit
Eva Kinnebrew
Caitlin E. Littlefield
Maya Moore
Charles C. Nicholson
Aaron J. Schwartz
Taylor H. Ricketts
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Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez
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Maya Moore
Charles C. Nicholson
Aaron J. Schwartz
Taylor H. Ricketts
Projected losses of ecosystem services in the US disproportionately affect non-white and lower-income populations
Nature Communications
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Aura M. Alonso-Rodríguez
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Aaron J. Schwartz
Taylor H. Ricketts
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title Projected losses of ecosystem services in the US disproportionately affect non-white and lower-income populations
title_short Projected losses of ecosystem services in the US disproportionately affect non-white and lower-income populations
title_full Projected losses of ecosystem services in the US disproportionately affect non-white and lower-income populations
title_fullStr Projected losses of ecosystem services in the US disproportionately affect non-white and lower-income populations
title_full_unstemmed Projected losses of ecosystem services in the US disproportionately affect non-white and lower-income populations
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description Social inequalities may be reflected in how ecosystem services are distributed among groups of people. Here the authors estimate the distribution of three ecosystem services across demographic and socioeconomic groups in the US between 2020 and 2100, finding that non-white and lower-income groups disproportionately bear the loss of ecosystem service benefits.
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