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Environmental Justice

Kareem Heshmat, 2018 EMI Student Panelist

Meet Kareem Heshmat, Educate Motivate Innovate (EMI) panel at the 2018 National Environmental Justice Conference.

Kareem Heshmat
Kareem is a Masters candidate in Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University in Houston. He discovered his passion for sustainability while volunteering in Arizona; however, it was not until 2017 that he transitioned from a career in financial services to urban planning. His focus is environmental justice and the siting of toxic hazards in low-wealth and minority communities. During his Spring 2018 semester, he visited Portland, Oregon to study bicycle infrastructure and the benefits of alternative transportation.

View his presentation from the 2018 EMI panel below.

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Kareem Heshmat, 2018 EMI Presentation (PDF)(10 pp, 2 MB)