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Equity Impact Review: Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Seattle Lesson PlanEquity Impact Review: Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Seattle Lesson Plan
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Equity Impact Review: Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Seattle

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Using an Equity Impact Review (EIR) tool, developed by Washington state's King County to "identify, evaluate, and communicate issues of equity when making a decision," class members design a GSI program for two Seattle neighborhoods.

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pollution, water pollution, ocean pollution, injustice, justice, social-emotional learning, equity, communities, washington

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social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups use the EIR tool to design a GSI plan for a neighborhood in their community

Classroom Considerations

  • The final lesson of eight in the Environmental Justice series
  • Lessons are cumulative and designed to be used in order
  • Requires copies of the Equity Impact Review (EIR) worksheet and the maps developed in previous lessons

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  • Includes links to materials that provide instructors with background information to prepare for the lesson

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