State-run Voluntary Clean-Up Programs

[Walker <walker@umsl.edu>]

Greetings,
I am a graduate student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
I have been collecting information from Missouri's state run VCP (Voluntary
Clean Up) program for the last few weeks and next month I will be
collecting information from Illinoi's voluntary clean-up program.  I am
examining the ways in which these programs address the redevelopment of
brownfields in urban areas.  As all on this list are obviously aware the
term brownfield is a broad term and there are a number of ways communities,
local, state, federal, and other agencies address the redevelopment of
contaminated or possibly contaminated properties.  I was wondering if any
of those on the list are aware of articles or studies that specifically
address state-run voluntary clean-up programs and their impact on the
prevalence of brownfields.
Any and all suggestions are welcome. 
Best,
Kristi Walker



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University of Missouri-St. Louis
A.B.D., Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science
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