BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8bfa776c-419d-4fd6-80ba-753c1211069e.219726@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20220126T193904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T193904Z LOCATION:Roy Blunt Hall 002 Lecture Hall SUMMARY:GGP Seminar: Dr. Sarah Coffin - "Brownfield Redevlopment as Econom ic Development: Re-examining Goals\, Objectives and Outcomes" DESCRIPTION:A brownfield is a property where the threat of contamination ( real or perceived) exists. At issue\, is how potential contamination migh t cause human and environmental harm\, triggering an often-costly clean-u p. While brownfield responses should require an immediate focus on human and environmental health\, the economic impacts often drive clean-up effo rts. Thus\, economic considerations primarily determine future property u se.\n\n\nAt the local level\, brownfield redevelopment projects in many c ommunities have become routine\; a growing part of a larger revitalizatio n strategy. Noxious sites are cleaned and replaced by attractive\, new de velopment. A former warehouse sector becomes a mix of commercial and resi dential spaces.\n\n\nGenerally\, brownfields are no longer a major barrie r to redevelopment. Yet many brownfields remain unaddressed in low-resour ced\, communities where the capacity to market brownfields properties rem ains limited. Attracting private investment can prove a daunting task for any municipality struggling with the challenges associated with brownfie ld properties. For smaller\, disadvantaged communities the challenges can become unsurmountable. Dr. Coffin will present work she has done in this area\, focusing on how low-resourced communities can create their own re development tools.\n\n\nDr. Sarah L. Coffin\, originally from Cleveland\, Ohio\, is an associate professor and program director of the Master of S cience in Urban Planning and Development at Saint Louis University. She h as an extensive background in brownfield research\, publishing work that examines the impacts of brownfields\, vacant properties\, and more recent ly development incentives on weak market economies. Dr. Coffin also spent two years at the University of Louisville working for the U.S. EPA's Env ironmental Finance Center\, Region 4\, as a post-doctoral researcher. Whi le there\, she developed a brownfield information system for the Metro Lo uisville Government's brownfield program. She holds a Ph.D. in City and R egional Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology\, a Master's in Urban Planning Design and Development from the Maxine Goodman Levin Coll ege of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University\, and a B.S. in Busine ss Administration from Lake Erie College. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
A brownfield is a property where the threat of contamination (real or perce ived) exists. At issue\, is how potential contamination might cause human and environmental harm\, triggering an often-costly clean-up. While brow nfield responses should require an immediate focus on human and environme ntal health\, the economic impacts often drive clean-up efforts. Thus\, e conomic considerations primarily determine future property use.
\nA t the local level\, brownfield redevelopment projects in many communities have become routine\; a growing part of a larger revitalization strategy . Noxious sites are cleaned and replaced by attractive\, new development. A former warehouse sector becomes a mix of commercial and residential sp aces.
\nGenerally\, brownfields are no longer a major barrier to re development. Yet many brownfields remain unaddressed in low-resourced\, c ommunities where the capacity to market brownfields properties remains li mited. Attracting private investment can prove a daunting task for any mu nicipality struggling with the challenges associated with brownfield prop erties. For smaller\, disadvantaged communities the challenges can become unsurmountable. Dr. Coffin will present work she has done in this area\, focusing on how low-resourced communities can create their own redevelop ment tools.
\nDr. Sarah L. Coffin\, originally from Cleveland\, Ohi o\, is an associate professor and program director of the Master of Scien ce in Urban Planning and Development at Saint Louis University. She has a n extensive background in brownfield research\, publishing work that exam ines the impacts of brownfields\, vacant properties\, and more recently d evelopment incentives on weak market economies. Dr. Coffin also spent two years at the University of Louisville working for the U.S. EPA's Environ mental Finance Center\, Region 4\, as a post-doctoral researcher. While t here\, she developed a brownfield information system for the Metro Louisv ille Government's brownfield program. She holds a Ph.D. in City and Regio nal Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology\, a Master's in Urb an Planning Design and Development from the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University\, and a B.S. in Business A dministration from Lake Erie College.
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