title: Environmental Justice Radar: A Tool for Community-Based Mapping to Increase Environmental Awareness and Participatory Decision Making.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As part of the Charleston Area Pollution Prevention Partnership (CAPs), studies have been performed to address environmental health issues using various techniques including Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping. Most of the mapping has been conducted by academic team members; however, there is a need for more community-based mapping to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of community-driven efforts to eliminate environmental hazards and health disparities. The emergence of public participatory GIS (PPGIS) has been shown as a way to democratize science, build community capacity, and empower local citizens to address environmental health issues.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the development of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Radar, a PPGIS tool that provides stakeholders in South Carolina with a way to raise environmental awareness and improve citizen participation in local environmental decision-making. We describe the functionality of EJ Radar and discuss feedback received from stakeholders to improve the utility of the PPGIS tool.
authors.forename: Sacoby M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Rianna T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Chengsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dalemarre
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burwell-Naney
authors.forename: Herb
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fraser-Rahim
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003657:Decision Making; D004777:Environment; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D012935:Social Justice; D013022:South Carolina