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2000 Progress Report: Institutional Control in Brownfields Redevelopment: A Methodology for Community Participation and Sustainability

EPA Grant Number: R827933C018
Subproject: this is subproject number 018 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R825427
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).

Center: Urban Waste Management and Research Center (University New Orleans)
Center Director: McManis, Kenneth
Title: Institutional Control in Brownfields Redevelopment: A Methodology for Community Participation and Sustainability
Investigators: Villavaso, Stephen D. , Tittlebaum, Marty
Institution: University of New Orleans
EPA Project Officer: Krishnan, Bala S.
Project Period: July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2002
Project Period Covered by this Report: July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001
RFA: Urban Waste Management & Research Center (1998)
Research Category: Targeted Research

Description:

Objective:

The objectives of this project are to: (1) develop an inventory of institutional controls, defining their function and role as regulatory mechanisms relative to Brownfield redevelopment; (2) develop a plan for community involvement, including an educational component to teach critical thinking and decision-making skills and visioning processes aimed at the effectiveness of institutional controls as applied to a Brownfield redevelopment project; (3) develop an "Institutional Controls Methodology for Brownfield Redevelopment" as a standardized approach model showing how a Brownfield project can incorporate effective institutional controls into their redevelopment strategy; (4) define the relationship between institutional controls and environmental justice, including community participation and a guarantee of equal access to government and industry decision makers; (5) utilize growth management and sprawl control techniques to analyze how institutional controls support sustainable Brownfield redevelopment, thereby meeting the needs of the community without compromising the environment; and (6) develop electronic media materials, including Web-supported tools for inclusion as a Web link on appropriate Brownfield URL sites and a project summary on disk or CD-ROM format for distribution to community groups.

Progress Summary:

To develop a model to aid communities in the Brownfields redevelopment process and to accomplish the project objectives, six specific work tasks have been identified: (1) define the range and role of institutional controls; (2) develop a community involvement education component using newsletters, print and electronic media, internet resources, and community-based information organizations such as local churches, schools, clubs, historic preservation groups, and business and development organizations; (3) produce an institutional controls methodology for Brownfields redevelopment, highlighting the role and use of institutional controls in a format that can be used nationwide as a template for the development and application of these mechanisms; (4) research and define the relationship between institutional controls and environmental justice; (5) develop a range of institutional controls as they relate to sustainability in terms of the preservation of open space and the management of urban sprawl; and (6) develop electronic media materials.

By reviewing current Brownfields literature, a definition of institutional controls, their importance to Brownfields redevelopment, and their role in maintaining sustainable cleanup and development of Brownfield sites has been accomplished. Key personnel involved with successful Brownfields projects in each EPA region were contacted regarding the types of institutional controls chosen, enforcement and regulation of said controls, community involvement, and the tools used to educate the community at large on the benefits of developing Brownfield sites. An analysis of the responses received resulted in a matrix indicating the projects and types of institutional controls used.

A written account of research completed relative to the inventory of institutional controls will continue. A comprehensive list of Brownfields Web sites is being developed, and additional sites are assessed and added to the list on a regular basis. Using established resources, a review of state Voluntary Cleanup Programs in both Louisiana and neighboring states continues to be addressed.

Future Activities:

Work will continue on the written account of research completed relative to the inventory of institutional controls. The review of voluntary cleanup regulations in Louisiana and neighboring states will continue, culminating in a written account of the review. As additional Brownfield Web sites are discovered, they will be assessed and added to the comprehensive matrix. A literature review specific to sustainable communities and smart-growth policies will be developed.

Supplemental Keywords:

urban redevelopment, neighborhood participation, property controls, community awareness, pollution remediation. , Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, Scientific Discipline, Waste, RFA, Brownfields, environmental justice, Environmental Policy, Ecology and Ecosystems, Urban and Regional Planning, Economics, urban planning, community based intervention, brownfield sites, urban regeneration, environmental education, outreach and education, CD-ROM, community participation, web site development, environmental justice assessment, training and outreach, urban waste management, community outreach

Progress and Final Reports:
Original Abstract
2002 Progress Report


Main Center Abstract and Reports:
R825427    Urban Waste Management and Research Center (University New Orleans)

Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R825427C001 Comprehensive Evaluation of The Dual Trickling Filter Solids Contact Process
R825427C002 Issues Involving the Vertical Expansion of Landfills
R825427C003 Deep Foundations on Brownfields Sites
R825427C004 Ambient Particulate Concentration Model for Traffic Intersections
R825427C005 Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Approaches for I/I Reduction
R825427C006 Urban Solid Waste Management Videos
R825427C007 UWMRC Community Outreach Multimedia Exhibit
R825427C008 Including New Technology into the Investigation of Inappropriate Pollutant Entries into Storm Drainage Systems - A User's Guide
R825427C009 Investigation of Hydraulic Characteristics and Alternative Model Development of Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands
R825427C010 Beneficial Use Of Urban Runoff For Wetland Enhancement
R825427C011 Urban Storm and Waste Water Outfall Modeling
R827933C001 Development of a Model Sediment Control Ordinance for Louisisana
R827933C002 Inappropriate Discharge to Stormwater Drainage (Demonstration Project)
R827933C003 Alternate Liner Evaluation Model
R827933C004 LA DNR - DEQ - Regional Waste Management
R827933C005 Landfill Design Specifications
R827933C006 Geosynthetic Clay Liners as Alternative Barrier Systems
R827933C007 Used Tire Monofill
R827933C008 A Comparison of Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed (USAB) and the Anaerobic Biofilm Fluidized Bed Reactor (ABFBR) for the Treatment of Municipal Wastewater
R827933C009 Integrated Environmental Management Plan for Shipbuilding Facilities
R827933C010 Nicaragua
R827933C011 Louisiana Environmental Education and Resource Program
R827933C012 Costa Rica - Costa Rican Initiative
R827933C013 Evaluation of Cr(VI) Exposure Assessment in the Shipbuilding Industry
R827933C014 LaTAP, Louisiana Technical Assistance Program: Pollution Prevention for Small Businesses
R827933C015 Louisiana Environmental Leadership Pollution Prevention Program
R827933C016 Inexpensive Non-Toxic Pigment Substitute for Chromium in Primer for Aluminum Sibstrate
R827933C017 China - Innovative Waste Composting Plan for the City of Benxi, People's Rupublic of China
R827933C018 Institutional Control in Brownfields Redevelopment: A Methodology for Community Participation and Sustainability
R827933C019 Physico-Chemical Assessment for Treatment of Storm Water From Impervious Urban Watersheds Typical of the Gulf Coast
R827933C020 Influence of Cyclic Interfacial Redox Conditions on the Structure and Integrity of Clay Liners for Landfills Subject to Variable High Groundwater Conditions in the Gulf Coast Region
R827933C021 Characterizing Moisture Content Within Landfills
R827933C022 Bioreactor Landfill Moisture Management
R827933C023 Urban Water Issues: A Video Series
R827933C024 Water Quality Modeling in Urban Storm Water Systems
R827933C025 The Development of a Web Based Instruction (WBI) Program for the UWMRC User's Guide (Investigation of Inappropriate Pollutant Entries Into Storm Drainage Systems)
R827933C027 Legal Issues of SSO's: Private Property Sources and Non-NPDES Entities
R827933C028 Brownfields Issues: A Video Series
R827933C029 Facultative Landfill Bioreactors (FLB): A Pilot-Scale Study of Waste Stabilization, Landfill Gas Emissions, Leachate Treatment, and Landfill Geotechnical Properties
R827933C030 Advances in Municipal Wastewater Treatment
R827933C031 Design Criteria for Sanitary Sewer System Rehabilitation
R827933C032 Deep Foundations in Brownfield Areas: Continuing Investigation
R827933C033 Gradation-Based Transport, Kinetics, Coagulation, and Flocculation of Urban Watershed Rainfall-Runoff Particulate Matter
R827933C034 Leaching and Stabilization of Solid-Phase Residuals Separated by Storm Water BMPs Capturing Urban Runoff Impacted by Transportation Activities and Infrastructure
R827933C035 Fate of Pathogens in Storm Water Runoff
R87933C020 Influence of Cyclic Interfacial Redox Conditions on the Structure and Integrity of Clay Liners for Landfills Subject to Variable High Groundwater Conditions in the Gulf Coast Region

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