{"599016":{"#nid":"599016","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Healthy Places Research Group Meeting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us on November 28\u0026nbsp;for a presentation by Fangru Wang, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development at the Georgia Institute of Technology titled, \u0026quot;\u003Cstrong\u003EAnalyzing the Impact of Truck Traffic on Small Town and Rural Air Quality and Health\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile urban areas generally experience the most severe air pollution, many freight corridor lane-miles pass through rural areas, generating air pollution in a context that receives comparatively less attention. This research estimates truck-generated air pollution in rural Georgia, USA and attempts to gauge the transferability of urban findings to examine health degradation due to air pollution and environmental injustice in rural Georgia.\u0026nbsp; Additionally, the study forecasts baseline truck-generated pollutants through 2040 to highlight communities with worsening environmental quality and increased exposure. A four-step methodology was used to estimate truck-generated NO2 and PM2.5 concentrations, and apply literature-derived coefficients describing health risks. A subpopulation analysis of small urban and rural communities is also performed to understand the disparity among vulnerable sectors of the population.\u0026nbsp; Results of the analysis indicate that although large cities are more exposed to NO2 and PM2.5 than small towns and rural communities, the freight emissions are non-negligible in small urban and rural areas of Georgia. Moreover, as found in urban areas, the communities with the highest current and forecast pollution exposure from trucks disproportionately house racial minority and low-income residents.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPresenter:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cqgrd.gatech.edu\/people\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFangru Wang, Ph.D. Candidate\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, November 28 | 7:30 AM- 9:00 AM\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cem\u003EProgram starts promptly at 7:30.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cem\u003EServing breakfast and coffee.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E760 Spring Street, Room 235 | Atlanta, GA 30308\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cqgrd.gatech.edu\/contact-us\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EClick here for directions.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001k5WrYkpL25vMvzDLY9rE3jCgTLBbpYYmDz_bhUTAP_09LV8hR9lRZCpzLs-j3VHEGGt5gCHAF8B-MvWANt1Kl_agBoskIBoGGbXeE3WW4giEPV8_s7KWg9kBzCwK-YsjkD_xEjwyLMvQihYXisZ7ef230RofD4D5bLpJAMa3gEtYGNqCwFz9ZTJ8NI3S0AMKwakClGC3G6U2sS-DP-x-FpUEbFlXlKLz8kbfTUVlLABICadaAehtEtgYPXqL1pShGLnowAum0VTqLyd_lsHWRa9Ah9iDCLHgbaNUw_2NPWN1GykWZZSlFA==\u0026amp;c=3FP9EI2J0dTIW5cp9jzBdYOJ8treKsYjxTpXYjEvasU5z02EOjovKA==\u0026amp;ch=N6h0IqdJk6AdqNxgC2-860zDVe9SrMLU7_6B2URGTqUbjINd6KEZCA==\u0022\u003ERSVP here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Healthy Places Research Group (HPRG), formed in 2003,\u0026nbsp;is a collaborative effort of individuals interested in exploring the relationship between health and the built environment. Join us monthly from September to May to discuss issues, exchange information, and hear presentations pertaining to health policy, impacts, and the built environment. Meetings are open to the public.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Healthy Places Research Group is a collaborative effort of individuals interested in exploring the relationship between health and the built environment. The next meeting will discuss the impact of truck traffic on small town air quality and health."}],"uid":"27820","created_gmt":"2017-11-21 14:43:57","changed_gmt":"2017-11-21 16:20:40","author":"Angelika Braig","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-11-28T07:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2017-11-28T09:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-11-28T09:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-11-28 12:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-11-28 14:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-11-28 14:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"},{"id":"60380","name":"CSPAV - Center for Spatial Planning Analytics and Visualization"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ecqgrd@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}