It puts a lot of emphasis on the relation between toxicity, lower income communities, racism and putting these groups of people who are already vulnerable in even more vulnerable situations. Seems like a safe place is also a privilege and not a right as it should be.
It’s an analytic map that shows the distribution of people by income. It is a great and easy way to show with clarity the differences in a city and how communities are put together. It can be used for different means, especially for city projects and planning. I believe this single tool can be used as an excuse for all kinds of interventions: positive and negative.
I would also like to know a little more about the differences of the economic activities related to the income. The caption talks about the Motorola Plant. This economic-environmental factor also plays an important role in the inequalities. I’m sure people in the community work in the plant but do not “own” it.
Living in toxic places is not a choice, but the people who live in those places are the only ones that could really change their situation and cut the vicious circle. Any development that comes from the outside wouldn’t be based on the true minute to minute life that local people experience on a daily basis.
The visualisation and caption reveal how toxics are unequally distributed in urban spaces according to racial geographies of segregation. It hows how environmental risks disproportionately affect people living in Austin based on a racial geography dating back to the early 20th century.
The caption of this image is very detailed and explains well the visualisation. It draws attention to the history of the area and how this plays into the ways in which people experience toxicity today. I think it explains everything well. I would, however, tend to avoid referencing in captions like this. Could the point be made without having to reference other people's work like this?
The author created this image to visually represent the racial geography of environmental risk in Austin. The aesthetic is rather plain but should compliment the other pictures in the photo essay.
The image and caption are excellent visual representations of the issue at hand. However, it could be improved if I am being picky. For example, the yellow writing is a bit jarring. I wonder if the colours could be tweaked to make it more presentable, unless they were chosen for a specific reason. Again, a picky comment. The overall artificat is brilliant.
The image and caption document well how toxics and environmental risks have specific histories and will have specific situated futures according to the political and cultural economy of the area in which they are materially found. The caption explains this at great length with reference to Austin.
