Community Engagement as a Tool to Facilitate Successful Redevelopment at Sensitive Use Sites

In the past, some developers may have considered community involvement a burdensome requirement imposed on their brownfield assessment, remediation, and redevelopment projects by communities, action groups, or regulatory agencies.  In reality, effective and proactive community engagement can be a critical tool to facilitate the successful implementation of sensitive end-use redevelopment projects.  This roundtable discusses environmental justice, public outreach, education, and community engagement strategies that can be implemented, and in some cases are required, during redevelopment projects.