Resources and Tools
A collection of resources & tools useful to brownfield practitioners, novices and experts alike.
TOOLS
Creating a brownfield inventory may seem like a daunting task. This easy to use graphic GUIDE will show you step-by-step how to tackle this challenge.
Land Banks can play a vital role in brownfield redevelopment. This TOOL not only explains what a land bank is and how it relates to brownfields, it also provides guidance on how to create one.
EPA’s Brownfields Program provides grants and technical assistance to states, tribes and others to assess,
safely clean up and sustainably reuse contaminated properties. The following Brownfield roadmap
illustrates the general steps involved in the Brownfield's Regulatory Process in Puerto Rico.
Community Lattice开发了一个向公众开放的门户网站,允许访问公开的环境记录,为棕地的重建和规划决策提供信息. PEER可作为初步筛选工具,为那些寻求特定地点环境数据的用户确定已知的污染地点,或作为开始制定棕地清单过程的工具, however, it should be noted that it does not serve as a replacement for standard due diligence. You can access PEER HERE.
与社区事务部和新泽西经济发展局合作, 环境保护署已加强其地理资讯系统(GIS)的制图应用, 创建棕地库存映射层,使棕地站点的宝贵信息易于访问, helping investors, developers, community leaders, Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs), and the public identify brownfields with redevelopment potential. To access the GIS system click HERE.
This tool 是由NJIT TAB开发的,目的是帮助农村和小型社区考虑在棕地实施填埋开发. It defines what infill development is, the advantages and benefits of pursuing this type of reuse, steps on how to implement it, and examples of where it has been successfully achieved.
这两种做法在包括能源在内的许多类别的社区发展/重建中都有许多应用, natural disasters, economic, health, and social. 这些做法可适用于各种发展/重建项目,但如何将这些做法应用于棕地重建项目却常被忽视. For more details follow this LINK.
A tool 由美国基础公司开发,旨在帮助受棕地影响社区的利益相关者更加熟悉房地产开发过程的本质, its stages and details, all of which can inform advocacy efforts and help realize equity-oriented outcomes.
美国环境保护署的土地振兴计划向面临确定和实施对以前受污染的财产进行再利用的替代方案的社区提供技术援助. Highlighted below are available tools and guidance 协助社区寻找和评估棕地和其他受污染物业的再利用方案. These tools cover a number of topics including:
- Prioritizing Sites for Reuse
- Getting Ready to Leverage
- Preparing Stakeholder Workshops
- Urban Agriculture & Aquaponics
- Site Deconstruction & Materials Reuse
- Residential Site Demolition
- Coordinating Infrastructure Improvements
- Manufacturing Reuse
- Considering Changing Climate Conditions at Contaminated Sites
An overview of some of the Land Revitalization Tools is provided in the Land Revitalization Program Tools for Communities Factsheet.
Planning tool developed for organizations (i.e., communities, utility organizations, 寻求在污染或潜在污染地点(棕地)实施绿色雨水基础设施(GSI)计划。. It is a tool 用于评估风险和管理与棕地场地相关的未知因素,旨在由正在实施或打算实施由众多场地组成的更大规模项目的实体应用. To view the How-To Video that explains how to use the Green Stormwater Infrastructure Decision Tree, please go to the following LINK.
Developed by the Nature Conservancy, in partnership with the American Planning Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, National Association of Counties, and the Association of State Floodplain Managers, this tool prompts users to select a hazard that their city faces, with options ranging from coastal erosion to stormwater flooding. Once a "hazard" is selected, a menu pops up listing relevant mitigation efforts around natural infrastructures, 例如,在不同的案例研究中应用了减少雨水流量的绿色街道和抵御洪水的湿地栖息地. To read more about this tool please go to the following LINK.
RESOURCE & GUIDANCE MATERIALS
A guide designed to assist community organizations, local governments, universities, and other partners in navigating technical assistance and funding opportunities across Region 2.
Equitable Development Discussion Guides
List of successful MARC, AWP, and Job Training grants.
This brochure 概述棕地资源路线图的组成部分,包括识别:
- Brownfield site and related revitalization priorities
- Key components and phases of priority projects, and
- Estimated cost and potential funding and financing sources for each key component and phase
NJIT TAB seminars and workshops increase community knowledge of specific issues, challenges, and opportunities relating to the reclamation and reuse of brownfield sites. NJIT TAB Brownfields 101 Workshops empower communities with the tools required to assess, cleanup, and redevelop brownfield sites. To access the download please follow this LINK.
Qualified Opportunity Zones were created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 这些区域旨在刺激全国和美国贫困社区的经济发展和创造就业机会.S. 向向这些社区投资符合条件的资本的投资者提供税收优惠. 纳税人可以通过在合格机会基金中进行适当的投资并满足其他要求来推迟对合格资本收益的纳税.
通过TSCA流程是复杂的,对许多棕地修复和重建项目来说是一个挑战,可能会占用有限的资金. This brochure series focuses on the topics most relevant to the states and their Brownfield stakeholders.
List of websites with regulations and guidance to implement and improve environmental programs, policies, and procedures.
Brownfield Bootcamps consist of intensive one-day learning labs for specific groups (e.g., Mayors) on specific brownfield issues such as resiliency, sustainability, funding, and place-making. Access the list HERE.
许多社区难以为棕地重建项目找到并吸引足够的资金. It can be difficult for communities to identify how best to invest limited local resources. 地方基金良好的初始投资可以为额外的公共资金创造机会,吸引外部投资者的兴趣和支持,并带来额外的资金. This guide 是由环境保护署开发的,目的是帮助社区克服做出合理投资决策的挑战,从而为社区振兴吸引更多资源.
The 2019 Brownfields Federal Programs Guide 提供有关21个联邦项目和5个联邦税收优惠的信息,以支持浏览器的清理和振兴.
The entry for each federal agency or organization includes:
- Description of its mission, connection to brownfields, and the specific programs that provide technical or financial assistance relevant to brownfields.
- Eligibility requirements, availability, and uses/applications.
- The appropriate phase(s) within the brownfields redevelopment process for using the resource, such as in the planning, assessment, cleanup, and/or redevelopment phase.
- A “snapshot” that illustrates brownfields redevelopment projects that successfully leveraged funding
Most federal programs receive appropriated funds for these programs on an annual basis, but the amount available each year can vary significantly.
EPA's Handbook 总结了联邦法律规定和环境保护署清理执法文件,这些文件可能能够解决涉及污染场地清理和恢复的各方的责任问题. This document summarizes key legal and policy changes since the 2014 version.
美国基础基金会准备的一项研究概述了最佳实践,旨在帮助棕地重建从业者在他们自己的棕地受影响社区中学习和实施全区规划方法. To read more about this study please go to the following LINK.
This brochure explores a powerful tool, innovative materials management, available to communities, local governments and their development partners. Recovering and recycling construction and demolition (C&D)棕地的材料通过最大化材料的经济和环境价值来支持这些地区的可持续再利用.