Schools in Santiago, Chile mimic the vegetation inequalities seen throughout the city
One persistent aspect of urban environmental injustice is inequitable distribution of vegetation, with lower income areas having less vegetation cover and fewer green spaces than more advantaged areas. As access to vegetation is linked to physical and mental health, limited vegetation in a community may contribute to the health disparities experienced by many people in low-income neighborhoods. This study was based on the understanding that schools could possibly play a role in mitigating some of the health disparities by making vegetation cover more equitable throughout the city.