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  • Historic racial covenants in property deeds linked to disparities in exposure to dangerous heat

    Mar 6, 2024 8:00 am by Jodi HeckelInsights
    Rebecca Walker, a professor of urban and regional planning. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • Rebecca Walker, a professor of urban and regional planning. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    A study by urban and regional planning professor Rebecca Walker is the first to examine the environmental impact of racial covenants, using the first database to map the presence of the covenants in a U.S. metropolitan area.