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NEJAC: Report on Public Dialogues - Contents

Environmental Justice, Urban Revitalization,
and Brownfields:

The Search for Authentic Signs of Hope

A Report on the
"Public Dialogues on Urban Revitalization and Brownfields:
Envisioning Healthy and Sustainable Communities"

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National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Waste and Facility Siting Subcommittee
Charles Lee, Chair

Endorsement of this report does not constitute an endorsement of any specific Brownfields initiative or the Brownfields concept in general. Rather, it is an endorsement of the recommendations to help ensure that environmental justice, community participation, and urban revitalization concerns are addressed in Brownfields initiatives.

Contents (All files in HTML Format)

Letter to Carol Browner
Dedication
Executive Summary
Introduction
Background
Key Issues in the Brownfields Debate
  1. Understanding the Nature of the Urban Environment
  2. The Ecological Importance of Urban Areas
  3. Reframing the Urban/Rural Dichotomy
  4. Confronting the Issue of Race and Class
  5. Urban Revitalization and Community-Driven Models of Redevelopment
  6. Community Mapping and Community-Based Environmental Protection
  7. Executive Order 12898 and Government Reinvention
  8. Environmental Justice and the Next Generation of Environmental Protection
Urban Revitalization/Brownfields Recommendation
  1. Public Participation and Community Vision
    1. Informed and Empowered Community Involvement
    2. Community Vision/Comprehensive Community-Based Planning
    3. Role and Participation of Youth
  2. Key Issue Areas
    1. Equal Protection
    2. Public Health, Environmental Standards, and Liability
    3. Job Creation, Training, and Career Development
    4. Land Use
  3. Public and Private Sector Partnerships
    1. Community/Private Sector Partnerships
    2. Local, State, Tribal, and Territorial Governments
    3. Federal Interagency Cooperation, Programmatic Integration, and Government Reinvention
Conclusion

Appendicies
Acknowledgements
Members of NEJAC
Members of The Waste and Facility Siting Subcommittee
List of Epa Brownfields Pilot Sites
Key EPA Actions to Date
A Federal Advisory Committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Revised March 6, 1997

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