Treedistribution: combatting environmental inequality in cities

Inequality is not a recent phenomenon. One root of inequality can be traced back to pre-historic urban civilisations, where grain stores varied in size and the grain-wealthy clustered together in particular locations. But with the increasing importance of inequality across and within countries over time, governments have often first turned their attention to addressing the income and wealth gaps of citizens, leaving an important element less scrutinised, that of environmental inequality.