Projects

Brownfields Revitalization Systems Synthesis Project
A study of stakeholder roles in development decision making conducted by the H John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Presented in PDF format - click here to download Acrobat Reader.

Brownfields Development:The Implications For Urban Infrastructure
The WWW pages for Brownfields research at Carnegie Mellon University. This project is supported by the National Science Foundation with the objective of developing a rational, consistent and systematic approach to decision making related to infrastructure renewal.

Pittsburgh Regional Site Evaluation System (RISES)
This series of GIS-based programs forms the basis for sophisticated decision support in understanding and marketing of brownfields. RISES is partially funded by the Heinz Foundation and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and consists of three major components: 1) site database, 2) PC-based site analysis tools, and 3) a web-based site information program.

Nine Mile Run, a Case Study by The Studio For Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon University
This effort addresses challenges and opportunities faced in transforming an urban industrial waste site into a sustainable environment of private housing and public greenspace. Expanding community understanding of the synergy among economic, artistic, and environmental issues is key. The Heinz Endowment, PA Arts Council, PA DCNR Rivers Conservation Program, and PA Historical Museum Commission provide funding for this project.

Broker for Environmental Regulations
We are developing a web-based presentation of regulations, an interface for regulation users to access and search these regulations over the web, and a software environment to help regulatory agencies put their regulations up on the web. The PADEP is also providing funding support for this project.

Brownfields Financing Options
Although public recognition and understanding of the opportunities and liabilities related to brownfield development has increased in the past years, obtaining funding is a major issue. This site was developed in an effort to help potential developers locate financing sources and options.

An Evaluation of the Risk-Based Approach to Brownfield Remediation and Redevelopment
This work is the result of the work performed by Catherine Rakestraw, who spent a year at the Brownfields Center as a National Urban Fellow.  This project was submitted as her Masters project for a Masters in Environmental Management.

Managing Brownfields as Community Assets: Case Studies of Five Pittsburgh Sites.
The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh has funding from the National Center for the Revitalization of Central Cities at the University of New Orleans to study brownfield redevelopments in Pittsburgh: The former Hays Army ammunition plant in the Hays section of the city that is now the GalvTech metal procession company; Washington's Landing, a mixed-use commercial, housing, industrial and recreational project on the former Herr's Island; Nine Mile Run in the city's east end; the former LTV steel site on the Southside; and two separate properties in Lawrenceville.

Questions or Comments: Send e-mail to dlange@cmu.edu