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SMARTE 2007
Citation:
STOCKTON, T., W. HOUGHTELING, P. BLACK, K. BLACK, P. MINALLAH, R. ARGUS, C. SABEDRA, J. WILCOX, A. M. VEGA, N. STIBER, AND N. M. PORTER. SMARTE 2007. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/C-06/013, 2007.
Description:
Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools-electronic (SMARTe), is an open-source, web-based, decision support system for developing and evaluating future reuse scenarios for potentially contaminated land. SMARTe contains guidance and analysis tools for all aspects of the revitalization process including planning, environmental, economic, and social concerns. Revitalization of sites contaminated with environmentally toxic or hazardous materials is a global concern. Many countries have committed extensive resources to addressing environmental, social, and economic issues related to the cleanup and redevelopment of environmentally impacted sites. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in concert with the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC), and the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministerium Für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) have initiated a cooperative effort to share such information and evaluate new solutions for the redevelopment of contaminated sites. The goal of this web site is to help users identify, apply, and integrate tools and technologies to facilitate the revitalization of sites in the United States. This website will be updated as new tools, technologies, and approaches become available for revitalizing previously used lands. SMARTe is currently in beta version. A beta version is one that is currently available but with some capabilities not fully available. The beta version is made available so that the application may be tested and feedback provided from users. Annual revisions and improvements will be made to this site with the full decision support capabilities being fully available October 2007.