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Regional Development Organizations Project Showcase: EPA FY2004-2007 Brownfields Projects
This resource guide provides a state-by-state synopsis of brownfields projects funded by EPA and implemented by regional development organizations throughout the country. It also provides the amount of the grants along with contact information for the EPA regional offices and the organization funded.

(June 2007, 166 pages; Email info@nado.org to order free copies of the report.

SERDI/NADO Brownfields Mobile Workshop Report
This report provides a synopsis of the brownfields sites toured during a special mobile workshop that took place during the SouthEast Regional Directors Institute (SERDI) Annual Conference held in May 2007. It also provides site-related contact information along with tour speakers' biographies.

(May 2007, 4 pages): View the report

Strategies for Success: Regional Approaches to Brownfields Redevelopment
This report examines and profiles the 46 regional development organizations that have received EPA brownfields funding between 1998 and 2005. The report details how these organizations became involved in brownfields redevelopment, what their specific roles, tasks and outcomes have been related to brownfields redevelopment, and what financing tools were used to implement the work.

(June 2006, 20 pages / $25 Non-members): View the report

Brownfields Redevelopment Guide: A Guide for Rural and Small Communities
This guide offers an overview of the key issues involved in brownfields redevelopment, including institutional controls, environmental insurance, private financing, public funding sources, due diligence standards, and planning and marketing. The guide features links and background information on additional informational resources.

(June 2006, 50 pages / $25 Non-members): View the report

Incorporating Brownfields Revitalization Projects into Regional Comprehensive Economic Planning
This report is based on regional focus group discussions held in conjunction with three of the Economic Development Administration's 2002 regional conferences and NADO's 2002 Washington Policy Conference. Four focus groups attended by brownfields and economic development professionals from Economic Development Districts, federal, state and local government and non-governmental organizations focused on the frequency that brownfields revitalization projects are included into regional economic development plans, such as comprehensive economic development strategies.

(October 2004, 12 pages / $25 Non-members): View the report

Six Common Threads: Weaving Successful Brownfields Projects In Rural and Small Communities
This report highlights six common threads to successful brownfields redevelopment projects in rural communities: job creation and retention strategies; location; inclusion in planning processes; community involvement, leveraging funds, and adequate administration support.

(December 2003, 23 pages / $25 Non-members): View the report

The State of Rural and Small Metropolitan Brownfields Redevelopment Special Report
This report gives a current cross section account of the state of rural and small community brownfields redevelopments. It outlines actual feedback for regional development organizations concerning their experience and their thoughts about redevelopment impact, program resources, local perception of brownfields redevelopment and techniques used to overcome obstacles.

(September 2002, 16 pages / $20 Non-members)

Brownfields Resource Guide for Rural and Small Communities
Published by the NADO Research Foundation under a cooperative agreement with EPA, the new guide provides a range of resources for brownfields efforts. Listed resources cover national and regional organizations, federal agencies, state agencies, and private funding sources.

(February 2004, 32 pages / $25 Non-members): View the resource guide

Reclaiming Rural America's Brownfields: Alternatives to Abandoned Property
With support from the Environmental Protection Agency, the NADO Research Foundation published Reclaiming Rural America's Brownfields: Alternatives to Abandoned Property in April 2001, this report profiles 14 brownfields initiatives located in rural and small metropolitan America. The report follows NADO Research Foundation's 2000 report, Reclaiming Rural America's Brownfields: A National Report on Rural Brownfields Redevelopment. Both reports conclude that obstacles to rural and small metropolitan brownfields assessment, cleanup and redevelopment do exist and include lack of resources (financial, staff and technical), lack of public awareness, concerns over liability, and issues revolving around greenspace vs. brownfields development.

(Hard copy: $20 Non-members): View the report | Executive summary and findings

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