Measuring environmental (in)justices: Insights from a systematic literature review on methodological approaches

Environmental (in)justice research uses various conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches, leading to fragmentation across contexts and disciplines. Our systematic review provides a methodological overview of how environmental (in)justice has been studied in 421 English-language scientific...

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Autores: Loos, J., Gohr, C., Zafra-Calvo, N., Cortés-Capano, G., Tonninger, A.L., von Wehrden, H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:Earth sciences
Environmental science
Social sciences
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spelling Measuring environmental (in)justices: Insights from a systematic literature review on methodological approachesLoos, J.Gohr, C.Zafra-Calvo, N.Cortés-Capano, G.Tonninger, A.L.von Wehrden, H.Earth sciencesEnvironmental scienceSocial sciencesEnvironmental (in)justice research uses various conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches, leading to fragmentation across contexts and disciplines. Our systematic review provides a methodological overview of how environmental (in)justice has been studied in 421 English-language scientific articles. Most studies approach environmental (in)justice from a quantitative and interdisciplinary perspective, primarily using purposive sampling, secondary data, and GIS/remote sensing tools with an emphasis on distributive justice. Although there is a notable diversification over time in data collection and analysis, there is a strong geographic bias with short-term, locally focused, and limited actor involvement, though actor diversity is growing over time. We identified eight thematic clusters with distinct methodological patterns: health, pollution, governance, climate change, collaboration, access, and green space. The lack of broadly adopted methodological approaches for evaluating environmental (in)justices largely stems from the context-specific, multi-scalar nature of cases and the philosophical and normative diversity embedded in the EJ concept itself.We express our gratitude to Prof. Hooman Latifi for the encouragement to conduct this review. JL received funding from the University of Vienna and thanks the Biodiversity Dynamics and Conservation Division at the Institute of Botany and Biodiversity Research for their support, as well as Franz Essl and Karl Reiter for sharing their offices. NZ-C is supported by the María de Maeztu Excellence Unit 2023-2027 Ref. CEX 2021-001201-M, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. GC-C is grateful to the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung for their support through Postdoctoral Research Fellowships.IscienceAlexander von Humboldt StiftungUniversity of Vienna202620262025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/77946reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MCIN/CEX2021-001201-M/https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113889info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/© 2025 The Authors.Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/779462026-06-18T09:23:17Z
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title Measuring environmental (in)justices: Insights from a systematic literature review on methodological approaches
spellingShingle Measuring environmental (in)justices: Insights from a systematic literature review on methodological approaches
Loos, J.
Earth sciences
Environmental science
Social sciences
title_short Measuring environmental (in)justices: Insights from a systematic literature review on methodological approaches
title_full Measuring environmental (in)justices: Insights from a systematic literature review on methodological approaches
title_fullStr Measuring environmental (in)justices: Insights from a systematic literature review on methodological approaches
title_full_unstemmed Measuring environmental (in)justices: Insights from a systematic literature review on methodological approaches
title_sort Measuring environmental (in)justices: Insights from a systematic literature review on methodological approaches
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Loos, J.
Gohr, C.
Zafra-Calvo, N.
Cortés-Capano, G.
Tonninger, A.L.
von Wehrden, H.
author Loos, J.
author_facet Loos, J.
Gohr, C.
Zafra-Calvo, N.
Cortés-Capano, G.
Tonninger, A.L.
von Wehrden, H.
author_role author
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Zafra-Calvo, N.
Cortés-Capano, G.
Tonninger, A.L.
von Wehrden, H.
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author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung
University of Vienna
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Earth sciences
Environmental science
Social sciences
topic Earth sciences
Environmental science
Social sciences
description Environmental (in)justice research uses various conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches, leading to fragmentation across contexts and disciplines. Our systematic review provides a methodological overview of how environmental (in)justice has been studied in 421 English-language scientific articles. Most studies approach environmental (in)justice from a quantitative and interdisciplinary perspective, primarily using purposive sampling, secondary data, and GIS/remote sensing tools with an emphasis on distributive justice. Although there is a notable diversification over time in data collection and analysis, there is a strong geographic bias with short-term, locally focused, and limited actor involvement, though actor diversity is growing over time. We identified eight thematic clusters with distinct methodological patterns: health, pollution, governance, climate change, collaboration, access, and green space. The lack of broadly adopted methodological approaches for evaluating environmental (in)justices largely stems from the context-specific, multi-scalar nature of cases and the philosophical and normative diversity embedded in the EJ concept itself.
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