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THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND REVITALIZATION TOOLS-ELECTRONIC (SMARTE): 2006-2010
Citation:
VEGA, A. M. AND N. STIBER. THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND REVITALIZATION TOOLS-ELECTRONIC (SMARTE): 2006-2010. Presented at U.S.-German Bilateral Working Group-Brownfield Redevelopment: Challenges, Solutions, Benefits, Denver, CO, October 31 - November 01, 2005.
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Description:
SMARTe is being developed to give stakeholders information resources, analytical tools, communication strategies, and a decision analysis approach to be able to make better decisions regarding future uses of property. The development of the communication tools and decision analysis capability will continue through 2007. SMARTe will allow stakeholders to use their scientific data as well as values and judgments in a quantitative decision-making process. The costs, measurements, values, and preferences of multiple parties will be incorporated into the decision through Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). Using MCDA is of great benefit when: (1) The problem is large and complex; (2) Future events or conditions are numerous and uncertain; (3) Objectives/criteria for the decision are numerous and often conflicting; (4) Potential solutions are numerous; (5) Both technical and value judgments are required; (6) Multiple stakeholders with different backgrounds, needs, and values are involved in the decision; and (7) The decision process needs to be documented. MCDA is a set of decision analytic methods that offers a rigorous and consistent framework for synthesizing a wide variety of information in the face of trade-offs between social, political, economic, ecological, and environmental values. The decision analysis capability will bring together all of the stakeholder inputs so that the numerous objectives, potential solutions, and levels of uncertainty can be brought together in a way that can be evaluated and assessed more easily by the decision-makers. The U.S.-German Bilateral Working Group realizes that revitalization and reuse should consider the area surrounding the subject piece of property. Sustainability will only occur if a property is developed in the context of a larger, more regional revitalization plan. Therefore, during Phase 4 of the U.S.-German Bilateral Working Group, three focus areas were selected for further research and development of tools and approaches. The three focus areas are: regional and local land revitalization planning, brownscape design, and project management for sustainable solutions.