How green space improves public health and the part the federal policy of redlining has played in discriminating against families of color in Richmond.
Author: Jeremy Hoffman
Jeremy Hoffman
Jeremy Hoffman, PhD, is a nationally renowned public speaker on the broad impacts of climate change, including environmental inequity and urban microclimatology. He was named one of Style Weekly's Top 40 Under 40, a 2020 Grist 50 Fixer, and a 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow. Jeremy is an affiliate faculty member in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs and the Center for Environmental Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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