1. Promoting Green Infrastructure and Tree Equity
through Geospatial Analysis
Ryun Jung Lee, Ph.D., AICP
Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Think Science | Tuesday, Sep 12, 2023 | 7:00 pm

2. Benefits of Green Space
Infiltrate stormwater runoff
Reduce urban heat
Improve air quality
https://cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2022/04/5-benefits-of-urban-forests/
Encourage activities
Relieve psychological stress
• Green space as green infrastructure
• Benefits of urban trees

3. Green Infrastructure and Urbanization
Increased impervious surface
Loss of green infrastructure

4. Green Infrastructure and Environmental Justice
•Unequal distribution of green infrastructure
•Limited access to green infrastructure
https://blog.purestorage.com/perspectives/driving-diversity-inclusion-and-belonging/
San Antonio
Equity Atlas
• Identify patterns quantitatively
• Provide evidence that green infrastructure is not equally distributed

5. Mapping from satellite images
•Remote sensing data
Land surface temperature Tree canopy coverage

6. Areas that need more green infrastructure
(Heat exposure)
San Antonio
Equity Atlas

7. Enhancing City of San Antonio’s Tree Canopy in Underserved Communities
Geospatial
analysis
Community
Survey
Socioeconomic and environmental factors

8. Thank you.
Ryun Jung Lee, Ph.D., AICP
ryunjung.lee@utsa.edu