Region 4

Alabama

Eli Gleason Alabama

Alabama Landfills and Public and Private School Locations
This map shows the location of every public and private school in Alabama as well as the location of Alabama’s landfills. The data for the schools locations was from a survey done on private schools (PSS: Private School Universe Survey 2007-2008) and from a CCD (Public School Data 2007-2008) survey of public schools. I originally thought that I would see that private schools are further away from landfills then public schools However it seems that there were other factors that were more important in school siting. For the most part it seems that private schools are clustered nearer to larger cities and towns. This is also true of the public schools but there is also one in every county. It seems that larger concentrations of schools are also regions where there are landfills. However when the data is examined more closely it seems that most of the schools are slightly to the south of each cluster of landfills. This may be coincidence but it also might have something to do with another factor like the prevailing winds.

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Alabama Landfills, EPA Regulated Sites and the Top Twenty-five Worst Polluters
This map shows the location of landfills and EPA regulated sites. The EPA provided the data for the regulated sites and the top twenty-five worst polluter data were gathered by scorecard.org. The regulated sites can consist of anything from a pool company to large industrial manufacturing facilities. This map shows that there are higher concentrations of industry and in regions closer to landfills. However the map also shows that these features tend to cluster around locations like Mobile, Montgomery and Birmingham, which are all major cities. The top twenty-five worst polluters follow a similar trend suggesting that major cities are either drawing these “bads” to them or are being unfairly burdened with them. It probably has more to do with the former then the latter.

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Alabama Landfills and County Population
This map shows the populations of each county in Alabama and the locations of the states landfills. The data were taken from nationalatlas.gov and covers the year 2008. The data indicates that landfills tend to cluster around counties with higher populations. However, there also seems to be a trend in that there are a greater number of landfills in the northern part of the state than in the southern. This might have to do with the fact that there are cities in other states that are near the border and may pull more of the landfills north. The city of Mobile, in the south, is an exception in that it seems to have pushed most of its landfills into the neighboring county, which has a lower population.

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Alabama Landfills and Median Income
This map shows the average income of residents in each Alabama county. The data are based upon 2003 demographic information from nationalaltlas.gov. While there are landfills found throughout the state in almost every county. The map seems to show that landfills contrary to what our class has discussed, seem to cluster in regions with a higher income. This can be seen in the cluster of landfills around Birmingham and Montgomery as well as in the northwestern counties. While this trend may seem to be contrary to the norm, presumably the poorest towns are the ones being stuck with the landfills even in these wealthier counties. Furthermore this trend can in some cases be explained by the pull factors of larger cities.

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Alabama Landfills and Employment
This map shows the employment levels in each Alabama county in the year 2003. This data was taken from nationalatlas.gov. Contrary to the class discussion of how landfills trend towards depressed communities, these landfills are in regions of higher employment. This suggests that there maybe another factor at play such as the pull from the cities. Additionally this map doesn’t rule out the possibility that the landfills are located in the most depressed sections of the counties.

Florida



This map displays the locations of all landfills in the state of Florida layered on top of per capita federal spending by each county. The various shades of purple indicate the various amounts of money the government spent in each county per person. Landfills remain to be uninfluenced b counties receiving various amounts of federal money per person. The federal spending data are from the US Census Bureau's Consolidated Federal Funds Report FY 2009, which can be found at www.data.gov. The landfill data was complied from the Environmental Protection Agency found at www.epa.gov.

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This map displays the locations of all landfills in the state of Florida layered on top of the state's average annual number of jobs for each county. The blue dots depict the 2002 annual number of jobs, while the orange dots depict the 2003 annual number of jobs. Landfills are located in counties that have various quantities of jobs. The average annual number of jobs data is from the US Census Bureau, and can be found at www.data.gov. The landfill data was complied from the Environmental Protection Agency found at www.epa.gov.

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This map displays the locations of all landfills in the state of Florida layered on top of each county's population for 2003. The blue dots represent the various populations that occupy each county. Landfills are located throughout the state near highly population areas, as well as in less populated areas. The population data is from the US Census Bureau and can be found at www.data.gov. The landfill data was complied from the Environmental Protection Agency found at www.epa.gov.

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This map displays the locations of all landfills in the state of Florida layered on top of average wage per job for each county. The blue dots represent the average wage for 2002, while the red dots represent the average wages for 2003. Landfills are located in both high wage areas as well as low wage areas. The average wage per job data are from the US Census Bureau and can be found at www.data.gov. The landfill data was complied from the Environmental Protection Agency found at www.epa.gov.

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This map displays the locations of all landfills in the state of Florida layered on top of estimated annual per capita income for each county. The green dots depict the 2002 per capita annual income, while the red dots depict the 2003 per capita annual income. No correlation can be seen between landfill locations and the estimated annual per capita income for each county. The estimated annual per capita income data are from the US Census Bureau and can be found at www.data.gov. The landfill data was complied from the Environmental Protection Agency found at www.epa.gov.

Georgia



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Kentucky



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Mississippi



This map shows the racial makeup of northern and southern Mississippi mapped with the sites of landfills across the state. This data is from 2003 and is accessed through the 2000 census, which is available at www.data.gov. This map is unique because I am displaying two data layers. The very obvious correlation between the sites of landfills and the concentration of black population is shown in the Southwest corner of the state. The black population is highly concentrated and there are two landfills sited around this area. The remainders of landfills are divided between the rests of the concentrations of black population. The only exception to this is seen in the Northeast corner of the state where there is not a concentration of black population, but there are four landfills in this area.

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This map shows the average wage per job at the county level in Mississippi mapped with the sites of landfills across the state. This data is from 2003 and is accessed through the 2000 census, which is available at www.data.gov. The highest paying jobs are located in the northwest corner of the state, which is correlated with the less concentrated landfills. In the areas of lower paying jobs, which are mostly concentrated around the edges of the state, the landfills that are sited are more concentrated as well. This map is not dramatic because there are not many areas in Mississippi with very high wages.

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This map shows the average annual number of jobs by county in Mississippi mapped with the sites of landfills across the state. This data is from 2003 and is accessed through the 2000 census, which is available at www.data.gov. The areas of most job concentration include the Southeast corner and the Mid-western edge of the state. These areas are very sparsely concentrated with landfills. The majority of landfills are sited in the northeast corner of the state and along the outskirts of the areas with job concentrations.

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This map shows the population density by county in Mississippi mapped with the sites of landfills across the state. This data is from 2003 and is accessed through the 2000 census, which is available at www.data.gov. The map shows that the areas of dense population around the bigger cities, including Jackson, Vicksburg and the Southeast corner of the state are concentrated with landfills along the outskirts of the cities. This trend is also seen in the areas of job concentration as well.

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This map shows the estimated per capita personal income at the county level in Mississippi mapped with the sites of landfills across the state. This data is from 2003 and is accessed through the 2000 census, which is available at www.data.gov. The areas with highest income are similar to the areas where the jobs are concentrated. This means that the majority of the landfills are sited in the northeast corner and along the outskirts of the cities where most of the jobs are located as well as the areas of highest per capota income.

North Carolina



North Carolina-Landfills and African American Population-2008

This map shows the landfills and the African American population. It is mapped based on standard deviation from the mean. Darker colors show higher African American populations, and lighter colors show lower African American populations. It is interesting to see that the highest African American populations are also found in the higher income counties. This trend goes against most of what we learned about environmental racism in this class.

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North Carolina-Landfills and Average Wage Per County-2003

This shows the landfills and the average wage per county for the year 2003. It is mapped based on standard deviation from the mean. Darker colors show a higher income, and lighter colors show a lower income. Once again Onslow County is interesting. It is a relatively high income area, and yet it has three landfills in it. Mecklenburg and Cabarrus also show unusually high concentrations of landfills in high income areas.

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North Carolina-Landfills and Population Per County-2003

This shows the landfills and population per county for the year 2003. It is mapped based on standard deviation from the mean. Darker colors show higher populations, and lighter colors show lower populations. It is interesting to see that most landfills are located in areas of higher populations. Most notable is Onslow County on the coast. It has one of the highest landfill concentrations as well as highest population.

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North Carolina-Landfills and Public Schools-2005

This map shows the landfills and the locations of public schools in North Carolina. The map is also split up by county. It is shocking to see how close the schools are to the landfills. Some of them appear to be right next to each other.

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North Carolina-Landfills and Private Schools-2005

This map shows the landfills and the locations of private schools in North Carolina. This map is split up by county. The number of private schools is much smaller than the number of public schools, and they seem to be located farther from the landfills. The majority of the private schools are also located in counties of higher income shown in the map North Carolina-Landfills and Average Wage Per County-2003.

South Carolina



This map shows the locations of South Carolina's landfills mapped against black population by census tract. Population data divided by race are from the 2000 US Census and are available at www.census.gov. Landfill data are from the EPA. For the most part, in both western and eastern parts of the state landfills are concentrated in tracts with higher black populations relative to surrounding tracts.

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This map shows the locations of South Carolina's landfills mapped against average home value by census tract. Home value data are from the 2000 US Census and are available at www.census.gov. Landfill data are from the EPA. In both western and eastern parts of the state landfills are concentrated in tracts with lower average home values.

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This map shows the locations of South Carolina's landfills mapped against per capita income by county. Income data from 2003 are from the US Census and are available at www.data.gov. Landfill data are from the EPA. Landfills are evenly distributed among counties of all income levels, except for the highest income level which is only present in one county.

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This map shows the locations of South Carolina's landfills mapped against average wage per job by county. Wage data from 2003 are from the US Census and are available at www.data.gov. Landfill data are from the EPA. Landfills are evenly distributed among counties of all average wage levels.

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This map shows the locations of South Carolina's landfills mapped against resident population by county. Population data from 2003 are from the US Census and are available at www.data.gov. Landfill data are from the EPA. Landfills are evenly distributed among counties of all population levels.