Grantee Research Project Results
Community-Based Environmental Planning and Urban Economic Development
EPA Grant Number: U915346Title: Community-Based Environmental Planning and Urban Economic Development
Investigators: Rosenthal, Joyce E.
Institution: Columbia University in the City of New York
EPA Project Officer: Hahn, Intaek
Project Period: September 1, 1998 through August 1, 2001
Project Amount: $102,000
RFA: STAR Graduate Fellowships (1998) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Academic Fellowships , Environmental Justice , Fellowship - Urban Planning
Objective:
The objective of this research project is to identify and evaluate participatory planning methods for the integration of environmental standards into urban and regional planning and local economic development.
Approach:
My research seeks to evaluate the community-based planning processes devoted to this objective through case examples in the United States and emerging economies. Practical application of environmental planning to define and foster sustainable community and commercial development is pursued through research and planning efforts in New York City (NYC) and in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fieldwork has involved land-use surveys, zoning analysis, mapping and graphic representation, social data gathering and analysis, and public presentation of findings and recommendations. Planning research in NYC analyzed the impacts to local businesses, residents, and transportation systems from increased development of large retail stores and sale of City-owned property on 125th Street in East Harlem. Current work involves research and analysis on behalf of a neighborhood association, the Sociedad de Fomento de Palermo Viejo, to analyze their plan for redevelopment of the Palermo Railyard site, currently occupied by active and abandoned rail lines, warehouses, and office buildings.
Supplemental Keywords:
fellowship, watershed management, media, land, drinking water, ecosystem protection, regionalization, community-based public policy, New York, NY, EPA Region 2, urban economic development, community-based planning, Palermo Railyard, environmental planning, land use., Sustainable Industry/Business, RFA, Scientific Discipline, Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, Geographic Area, Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Technology for Sustainable Environment, Economics & Decision Making, State, Civil Engineering, Economics, Ecology, Sustainable Environment, Urban and Regional Planning, decision-making, Regional/Scaling, Futures, Exp. Research/future, urban planning, pollution prevention, economic assessment, urbanization, community-based, environmentally conscious manufacturing, environmental decision making, community involvement, sustainable urban environment, sustainable development, ecological dynamics, New York (NY), land use, econometric analysis, public healthProgress and Final Reports:
The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.