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Date: Tue, 03 Sep 1996 21:13:49 -0400
From: JAMES MAAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Please Post Conference Announcement: BROWNFIELDS '96
Conference Announcement:
Unique Opportunity!
BROWNFIELDS '96
A New Environmental Frontier
Jointly Sponsored by:
The Environmental Protection Agency
The American Bar Association
The International City/County Managers Association
The Mortgage Bankers Association of America
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment
WHERE IS IT? This conference of nation-wide scope will
be hosted by and in the city of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania at the Lawrence Convention Center.
WHEN: September 20-21, 1996,
For general information and registration details:
Call 1-888-855-3661.
For information on the World Wide Web, visit EPA's
Brownfields Home Page at:
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
WHO NEEDS IT?
If you have an interest in cleanup and redevelopment of
contaminated property, then you do! City, state, and
federal officials, builders, plant managers and cleanup
staff, Brownfields pilot cities, developers, bankers,
lenders, contractors, cleanup companies, venture
capitalists, community representatives, reporters who
cover environmental issues, real estate
representatives, environmental professionals, community
members, and others.
WHY HAVE IT?
This burgeoning field is changing faster than our
ability to keep up with it! The conference is designed
for all interested parties providing critical
information to those who need it right now!
WHAT MAKES BROWNFIELDS '96 UNIQUE?
The world of brownfields will be at your fingertips.
Participants will also have the chance to learn about
environmental technologies, risk management, and job
training, as well as the latest policies that encourage
innovation in brownfields revitalization.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
MONEY TALKS: TOOLS FOR FINANCING
Hear movers, shakers, and policy makers in plenary
sessions and workshops. Discover the private and
public financing tools available to local governments,
investment opportunities, exploring requirements for
due diligence, and other opportunities for integrating,
coordinating and streamlining site assessments.
Participants will explore the role of foundations and
non-profits, leveraging public financing with private
financing, how the private sector views the cleanup and
redevelopment of brownfields, and factors that
potential businesses look at when deciding to relocate
within brownfields communities.
PUTTING BROWNFIELDS BACK TO WORK
Gain understanding and insight on legal liability,
cleanup standards and business opportunities associated
with the cleanup and reuse of brownfields sites.
Participants will examine how local, state, federal and
tribal partnerships, reuse alternatives, and voluntary
cleanup programs impact the availability and
revitalization of brownfields.
HAVING A STAKE IN THE OUTCOME:
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Learn how to deal with environmental justice concerns
and potential benefits to a community. High level of
community participation is critical for the long-term
success of brownfields initiatives. Participants will
also discuss broader urban revitalization efforts and
how to make community visions become reality, through
attracting the "right" businesses and governmental
resources to communities, integrating public health
concerns into land use and planning, building
successful environmental workforce development
programs, and building partnerships to facilitate the
hiring of local residents.
STARTING FROM THE GROUND UP:
BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP
Keep up with the most current tools, techniques, and
community-based risk
management strategies. Risk assessment, risk
management, and technology are essential for the
success of any brownfields project and are changing
rapidly. Participants will discuss risk management,
tools for community-based risk decisions, and
technologies for site discovery, assessment and
cleanup.
MAKING A CASE FOR BROWNFIELDS
Learn first hand how to focus on best practices and
institutional frameworks that facilitate brownfields
reuse projects. Participants will identify means to
assemble land parcels to attract buyers, redevelop
transportation corridors (including rail systems and
waterways), and redevelop housing, smaller sites, and
waterfront properties reusing brownfields sites for
housing. The track will highlight the Pittsburgh
experience in brownfields, lessons from the base
closure and Federal Facility reuse community, and a
city's successful experiences in brownfields
redevelopment.
For general registration details and information on
community scholarships: Call 1-888-855-3661.
Remember to visit EPA's Brownfields Home Page on the
World Wide Web at: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
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Stefanie S. Rixecker
Department of Resource Management
Lincoln University, Canterbury
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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