EJ: Community Benefits are Benefits for Brownfields

Environmental justice is often seen as an opportunity for outreach and education but it can also be used to help focus resources and guide decisions for brownfields projects. This work presents approaches for how to apply EJ to brownfields projects and can help brownfields practitioners and EPA Regions guide decisions in brownfields projects.

Impact/Purpose

This presentation includes applications of environmental justice concepts to brownfields projects. It describes how to apply EJ concepts to assist with brownfield decision-making. This provides a long-term approach to operationalize EJ in Brownfields. Methods can be used by brownfields practitioners and EPA Regions.

Citation

Barzyk, T. EJ: Community Benefits are Benefits for Brownfields. Florida Brownfields Annual Conference, Triangle Park, NC, November 02, 2020.