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Hauschild, M., D. MEDEARIS, AND A. M. VEGA. THE U.S.-GERMAN BILATERAL WORKING GROUP: COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. RESULTS FROM PHASE 3 (2000-2005) AND BEGINNING OF PHASE 4 (2006-2010). Presented at REVIT and CABERNET 2007, 2^nd International Conference on Managing Urban Land, Stuttgart, GERMANY, April 25 - 27, 2007.

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To share information about the evolution and applications of ideas and products developed as part of Phase 3 of the U.S.-German Bilateral. To share information about the details of the Phase 4 workplan and the strategies that the U.S. and German practitioners will pursue in their efforts to share and apply lessons, technologies, and policies from each country.

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Since 1990, the United States and Germany have worked bilaterally to identify, understand and apply innovative technologies and policies for remediation and sustainable revitalization of contaminated sites in each country. The last sixteen years have produced remarkable benefits in both countries. In Phase 3 (2000-2005), five joint workshops were held (and two final conferences) on a variety of revitalization topics such as economic tools; environmental risk assessment and communication tools; and project management and marketing tools. Additionally, SMARTe, a web-based, decision support tool has evolved and is currently being beta-tested in the U.S. In Germany, a comparable product, the START-UP Plan is being beta-tested. Moreover, cities in the U.S. such as New York City, Chicago, and Buffalo are applying redevelopment strategies from Germany's Ruhr Valley. Washington, DC is applying "green" roof and low-impact development stormwater systems from Stuttgart to redevelop its brownfields. In 2006, cooperation between Germany and the U.S. entered a new phase of collaboration - Phase 4. Over the next several years, SMARTe will be refined and expanded. Phase 4 of the partnership also will focus on long-term holistic solutions for sustainable revitalization. Regional land-use planning, project management, and site design and landscape, will be studied as integral elements of sustainable revitalization. The purpose of this session is to share with the audience the evolution and applications of ideas and products developed as part of Phase 3 of the U.S.-German Bilateral. The session also will share details of the Phase 4 workplan and the strategies that U.S. and German practitioners will pursue in their efforts to share and apply lessons, technologies, and policies from each country.

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