Equity

equity - in the environmental sense, the planned dispersement of toxic or waste facilities in regions throughout the socioeconomic strata.

Equity is the quality of being equal, fair or even handed usually in relation to earnings/wealth.

Basin Equity Assessment (BEA). The additional fee charged by OCWD on water pumped that exceeds the BPP.

Environmental Equity/Justice- Equal protection from environmental hazards for individuals, groups, or communities regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic status.

intergenerational equity: the fair treatment of future generations.

(1) Judging something (a scenario, a policy, a strategy, a futures project, etc.) in terms of selected criteria (feasibility, desirability, equity, cost-effectiveness, etc.) or comparing two or more items in terms of such criteria.

Environmental Equity/Justice
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Fate
Environmental Fate Data
Environmental Impact Statement
Environmental Indicator
Environmental Lien
Environmental Medium ...

capital The funds committed to an enterprise in the form of ownership equity and long-term financing.

Triple Bottom Line - According to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, "Sustainable development involves the simultaneous pursuit of economic prosperity, environmental quality and social equity.

Since his approval in Habitat's home ownership program in October, 2008, Wai has put in 400 hours of "sweat equity," doing everything from helping with construction to working with the aluminum can recycling program.

to concern over major global problems like the climate crisis and oil depletion. Sustainable goods can be used indefinitely without the possibility of depletion, and therefore complement ecological systems and ensure intergenerational equity.

See also: Environment, Environmental, Waste, Water, Economic