Funding Agency: US Environmental Protection Agency, Brownfields Training, Research and Technical Assistance Grant Program. Project Lead University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Environmental Science and Policy; Sub-PIs UW-Milwaukee Chris De Sousa and John Braden UI-Urbana.
The focus of this project is to identify best management practices and provide technical assistance for sustainable brownfields redevelopment. Various research projects will be undertaken by members of the three universities involved to analyze the environmental, public health, and economic benefits of sustainable brownfields redevelopment. UWM will be coordinating three sub-projects, including: (1) the 2011 Menomonee Valley Benchmarking Initiative; (2) a study of Best Management Practices for sustainable brownfields projects; and (3) a review of 16 brownfields sustainability pilots recently announced by the EPA.