Op-Ed: We mapped the warehouse takeover of the Inland Empire. The results are overwhelming (via latimesopinion)
The abundance of land combined with a large immigrant population of low educational attainment made for a narrative that warehousing was a natural fit. Besides, the nation’s largest port complex is an acceptable drive away. With the emergence of online shopping in the 1990s, warehouse construction began to skyrocket.
in the United States as of 2019. This means we have more days of high ozone and particulate matter exposure than most places in the country.Southern California warehouse boom a huge source of pollution. Regulators are fighting back The continuing warehouse construction despite these harms inspired students and staff at the Redford Conservancy to create a map that local groups, planners and residents could use to advocate for change in their own communities. After contacting San Bernardino County and Riverside County to obtain parcel data, we worked with a geographic information systems specialist to develop a mapping method — and then realized the data were flawed.