Title: Reading
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

Reading

GIS and Brownfields

GIS and Brownfield Sites

The downloadable document introduces how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used in Brownfield Sites Redevelopment projects.
Click here to access the International City/County Management Association report on GIS and Brownfields.

In addition to mapping brownfields, GIS is used to map health data.  The CDC website presents how GIS is used at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Click here to access the CDC website with the webpage pertaining to Geographic Information Systems at the CDC.

The CDC provides an Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke from their Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention.
Click here to access the CDC website with the Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.
Practice using the map for stroke and heart disease.  Look at Illinois or another Midwestern state. Now look at some of the topics we have discussed in class: Social determinants of health, poverty, or health clinics.

Combining GIS with Environmental and Health Data

Many communities use U.S. EPA’s Envirofacts with Enviromapper to look at community and brownfields.
Click here to access the U.S. EPA website with the Envirofacts tool that includes Enviromapper.

As you review the website, enter your zip code or town name in the search box on the first page. Then select the “List and map” function. If no facilities are listed, enter Robbins, Harvey, Blue Island, Alsip, South Holland, or another nearby suburb.  Look at the reports for at least 3 sites.