From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:18:26 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] "Creating Community-Based Brownfield Redevelopment Strategies" |
CPEO's Robert Hersh was one of the principal authors of this new report: Creating Community-Based Brownfields Redevelopment StrategiesThe American Planning Association was the recipient of a Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The result of this three-year initiative, which involved community development corporation (CDC) leaders, community members, and others working to revitalize low-income and disadvantaged communities, is Creating Community-Based Brownfield Redevelopment Strategies, a guide to redeveloping brownfield sites. It is estimated that there are more than 450,000 brownfield sites in the U.S. In many brownfield redevelopment projects, community groups are frequently left out of the process. However, they represent the main constituency that suffers from the negative impact of vacant and abandoned brownfield sites. The purpose of Creating Community-Based Brownfield Redevelopment Strategies is twofold: first, it is designed to help community-based organizations (CBOs) recognize that brownfields are opportunities for neighborhood revitalization, and, second, it provides critical information to help local CBOs participate more effectively in the complicated process of brownfield cleanup and redevelopment. This guide intends to empower residents to actively and effectively participate in brownfield site redevelopment and understand how different development strategies will benefit their communities. For details and to download the guide, go to http://www.planning.org/research/brownfields/index.htm -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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