Map of Airport-Related Injustice and Resistance

• This interactive map shows sites of conflict related to airports and aviation around the world.
• Students can also use the map to explore CO₂ emissions from aviation by country (and per-capita, tourism-adjusted data), observe where all major and mid-size airports are located around the world, and explore countries' vulnerability to climate disruptions.

Positives

• Students can explore the details of conflicts happening all over the world related to airports and aviation by clicking on the location.
• After clicking on a location, students can click "see more" and then select from seven orange language icons in the sidebar to view the entire site in translation.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should know how to read a map.

• Students must de-select options in the legend to see other options if they are listed below the previously selection option.

Differentiation

• Students could choose a site and do research to find more updated information on the conflict.
• In social studies or civics classes, students could discuss what purposes maps like this one could serve in slowing airport-related climate change problems.

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