Title: Unit 12 Glossary
Course: BLD 159 Intro to Brownfield Remediation, Land Re-use, and Public Health > Section: BLD 159 Intro to Brownfield Remediation, Land Re-use, and Public Health

Unit 12 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Assessment Grants | Funds to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related to brownfield sites.
Brownfields Site | Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, controlled substances, pe ...
Cleanup Grant | Funds to carry out cleanup activities at a specific brownfield site owned by the applicant.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | It's a collection of science and technology tools used to manage geographic relationships and integrate information. GIS helps us analyze spatially-referenced data and make well-informed decisions ...
Greenspace | Areas redeveloped for uses such as parks, recreation areas, greenways, or environmental buffers.
Hazardous Substance | A substance that is explosive, flammable, poisonous, corrosive and oxidizing.
Institutional Controls | Legal controls intended to influence human activities to prevent or reduce exposure to hazardous wastes left on a site following active cleanup work.
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment | Researches past uses of the site and determines whether hazardous substance contamination is likely to exist.
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment | Site research to determine the extent and composition of hazardous substance contamination.
Site Assessments | Evaluation of a site for the existence of hazardous waste. Site assessments are conducted in phases. A Phase I assessment researches past uses of the site and determines whether hazardous substanc ...
Stakeholders | A person, group, organization, or system who effects or can be affected by an organization's actions.
Sustainable Practices | A broad area of practices that may improve the long-term sustainability of the environment. Examples include rain gardens to reduce water pollution and energy efficient buildings to reduce air pol ...
Sustainable Redevelopment/Reuse | Redevelopment/Reuse that is ecologically, economically and socially sustainable.