Environmental justice: data introduction
Please note that the graphs contained within these pages have been recreated from a 2005 report by Fairburn et al on environmental justice in Scotland commissioned by SNIFFER (Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research). The study found a strong correlation between deprivation and industrial pollution, derelict land and river water quality, although the relationship between deprivation and landfills, quarries and open cast sites was less clear.
Three examples of some of the data analysed in the report are presented here. However, for a more detailed analysis of the subject matter, please refer to the full report.
Please also note that the Key data sources page contains other potential sources of data relevant to the topic of environmental justice.
The table below shows the dimensions and geographies for which environmental justice data are presented within the data pages which follow.
Table 1: Data for Scotland presented in the Environmental Justice data pages
| Data dimensions/geographies | Data presented? |
|---|---|
| By gender | N |
| By age group | N |
| By deprivation group | Y |
| By NHS board area | N |
| By local authority area | N |
| By community health partnership (CHP) area | Not yet available |
| Time trend | N |
| National target | n/a |
| Comparison with UK/GB | N |
| International comparison | N |
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