Environmental Justice Berlin 2013

A monetary value was attached to the noise impact associated with the socio-demographic structure in order to determine the different degrees of burden of core indicator 1 of Berlin’s approach to environmental justice. The distribution indicates that the noise burden increases moving in from the periphery towards the city centre. 09.01.1 Noise Load 2012More information

The varying degrees of burden associated with core indicator 2 of Berlin’s approach to environmental justice were classified relative to the existing air pollution in Berlin. 109 PLAs (24 %) were exposed to high, 58 % to medium and 18 % to low air pollution by PM2.5 and NO2. 09.01.2 Air Pollution 2009More information

Based on the ‘Analysis for the availability of green space’, a three-stage classification (“bad/very bad”, “medium” and “good/ very good”) was used to determine the degree of availability in relation to the catchment areas. This is how the different degrees of burden of core indicator 3 were determined. 09.01.3 Availability of Green Spaces 2012More information

The block-level distribution of the evaluation index PET (Physiologically Equivalent Temperature) was aggregated to the level of planning areas and evaluated in three steps in relation to the bioclimatic burden. This is how the different degrees of burden of core indicator 4 were determined. 09.01.4 Bio-Climate/ Thermal Load 2011More information

The distribution of social differences was categorised into three levels for each planning area. This is how the multiple burdens of the different degrees of burden of core indicator 5 of the Berlin approach to environmental justice were determined. The Social Urban Development Monitoring Berlin (MSS) provided the small-scale information required. 09.01.5 Social Problems/ Status-Index 2013More information

Multiple burdens, assessed by the four environmental core indicators air pollution, noise burden, thermal burden and availability of green space, are highly concentrated in the inner city of Berlin. In contrast, the outer boroughs appear to be less problematic. 09.01.6 Integrated Environmental Load 2013More information

The fifth core indicator ‘social problems’ added to the four environmental core indicators air pollution, noise burden, thermal burden and availability of green space illustrates the close link between the environmental and the social status. For example, areas with multiple environmental burdens exhibit a considerably higher proportion of low and very low index values. 09.01.7 Integrated Environmental Load including Social Problems 2013More information

Superimposing the indicator ‘social problems’ on the four environmental core indicators air pollution, noise burden, thermal burden and availability of green space also reveals planning areas in which a single indicator has a particularly negative impact. Any need for immediate action can thus be identified. 09.01.8 Integrated Environmental Load - thematic 2013More information

Adding a vulnerability analysis (population density, quality of residential area) to the overall evaluation of all core indicators identifies those focal points at planning-area level that are particularly affected by burdens in combination with the population distribution. 09.01.9 Integrated Environmental Load - Berlin Environmental Justice Map 2013More information