Transport inequities through the lens of environmental racism: Rural-urban migrants under Covid-19
This paper reconsiders transport inequities through the lens of environmental racism. Based
on participant observations of 1972 rural-to-urban migrants at 76 worksites and 25
residential communities in five cities in the Yangtze Delta Region, China, we identified two
main challenges facing migrants experiencing ethnic discrimination during Covid-19. First,
they were more likely to experience housing eviction and, consequently, bear heavier
transport burdens when moving. Second, they were more likely to face difficulties when�…
on participant observations of 1972 rural-to-urban migrants at 76 worksites and 25
residential communities in five cities in the Yangtze Delta Region, China, we identified two
main challenges facing migrants experiencing ethnic discrimination during Covid-19. First,
they were more likely to experience housing eviction and, consequently, bear heavier
transport burdens when moving. Second, they were more likely to face difficulties when�…