Tuesday 4/27/99 Brownfields Introduction

[Tony Chenhansa <tonyc@cpeo.org>]

Tuesday 4/27/99 Brownfields Introduction


30) Emery Graham     City of Wilmington, DE

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From: Emery Graham <"egraham"@ci.wilmington.de.us>
Subject: Introductions
Date: 4/27/99

Hello;

I'm Emery Graham, Brownfields Coordinator and Economic Development
Coordinator for the City of Wilmington, Delaware. I'm also a Ph.D
student in
the University of Delaware's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.
My
dissertation will explore the historical discourse of colonialism as a
conceptual framework for understanding brownfields and citizen
participation.

Another interest, more practical, is developing a pilot project around
the
notion of using loan loss reserves as a means of financing brownfields
development. Another interest is in fully explicating the emergence of a

consciousness of the need for supporting systems development in
municipalities engaged in brownfields development(hazardous waste site
development).

There are a number of artifacts of our social relationships around
production that need to be examined, especially those that falsify the
notion of low income families benefiting as investors in brownfield
development projects or gaining employment as a result of either the
development of brownfield sites or from the resulting job opportunities
resulting from brownfield development.

Since I became acquainted with this valuable listserv a number of pieces
of
legislation have been passed. One of the most important ordinances
requires
owners of hazardous waste sites to register the sites with the
department of
licenses and inspections, pay an annual registration fee, and fence the
sites in order to prevent public access. Another important event has
been
the involvement of the Public Health Foundation with the city government
in
developing a health profile for the city. Environmental health has
emerged
as a salient issue.

When I'm not dealing with work I'm a photographer. I work in landscapes,

portraits, events, and yes; environmental waste sites.

Emery

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