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SMARTE: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND REVITALIZATION TOOLS - ELECTRONIC (PRESENTATION)
Citation:
VEGA, A. M., A. M. GATCHETT, P. BLACK, AND R. ARGUS. SMARTE: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES AND REVITALIZATION TOOLS - ELECTRONIC (PRESENTATION). Presented at CABERNET 2005 - The International Conference on Managing Urban Land, Belfast, UK, April 13 - 15, 2005.
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Description:
In 2000, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) continued an ongoing partnership to gain an understanding of each country's approach to the cleanup of chemical contamination in order to protect human health and the environment. This partnership entered its third phase with a focus on providing a variety of tools, approaches, and techniques that could facilitate streamlined, cost-effective cleanup and redevelopment/revitalization of contaminated sites, or brownfields. The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC), a key state-led organization, is also a significant partner in the third phase activities. The U.S.-German Bilateral Working Group is developing Site-specific Management Approaches and Redevelopment Tools (SMART). In the U.S., the SMART compilation is housed in a web-based, decision support tool called SMARTe. All tools within SMARTe that are developed specifically for SMARTe are also labeled "SMART." SMARTe is a web-based, decision support tool for developing and evaluating plans for redevelopment/revitalization of potentially contaminated sites. Brownfield project stakeholders should use SMARTe to: * Assess both market and non-market costs and benefits of potential redevelopment/revitalization options, * Clarify both private and public financing options, * Evaluate and communicating environmental risks, and * Facilitate communication among stakeholders. SMARTe will provide the analytical tools needed to implement and integrate each component of the decision process. SMARTe is intended for all stakeholders with varying levels and types of expertise.