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VEGA, A. M. SMARTE: HELPING COMMUNITIES OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO REVITALIZATION (04/23/07). Presented at BMBF REFINA And U.S. EPA Practitioners Cooperation On Sustainable Revitalization: A Workshop Of The U.S.-German Bilateral Working Group, Stuttgart, GERMANY, April 23 - 24, 2007.

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to present information

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 information 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. This presentation will give a brief overview of SMARTe and explain how it can be used to transfer information from the US-German Bilateral Working Group Phase 4 to the general public.

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