Sustainable Redevelopment in the Ohio River Valley

October 1st-3rd, 2007
Louisville, KY

Policy-makers, practitioners, and interested individuals! Come together to learn, network, and exchange information on approaches for building more environmentally, socially, and economically vibrant communities through sustainable redevelopment! The benefits, obstacles, and opportunities for implementing Sustainable Redevelopment at cleanup sites in small town, rural and urban settings will be explored over the course of 3 days. Hear nationally-recognized speakers, representing diverse disciplines, present on:

• Improving air and water quality, ecological function, and storm water management;
• Improving Public Health and creating projects that benefit disadvantaged communities;
• Improving Quality of Life; and
• Overcoming Barriers that can impede Sustainable Redevelopment projects.

Apply this information during a hands-on design charrette. Work with professional architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and 4 different regionally-based Universities to design green makeovers for actual sites in the greater Louisville and Southern Indiana area. After the charrette is over - do try this at home!

Get the most out of your conference experience by signing up for an optional tour ($50) on October 1st of Louisville and Southern Indiana. See the charrette sites firsthand and visit local examples of sustainable brownfield redevelopment and greenspace projects. This is a great way to get a feel for the area and set the context for the next two days. By touring the charrette sites, you'll get more out of the charrette experience at the conference. The tour will run from approximately 1pm - 4:30 pm; the tour agenda (PDF) is now available.

At 5:30 p.m., leaving from The Brown Hotel, we will take a free walking tour around Louisville – ending at a local restaurant for an informal get-together of conference participants. Please join us for the walking tour, even if you can’t make the driving tour!

Accommodations -- Brown Hotel, Louisville

Room block is available at The Brown Hotel under the name: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $94 per night plus tax. Rooms need to be reserved before September 1st. Limited number of rooms available. Reservation number 888-888-5252. Complimentary airport shuttle is available. If you plan to arrive the day before the conference or stay the day after, The Brown Hotel will honor the block rate of $94 per night - you just need to ask.

Agenda

The conference agenda (PDF) is now available.
The tour agenda (PDF) is also available.

CEUs Available

8.5 hours of CEU's for Landscape Architects with licensure in the state of Kentucky are available. Additional CEU information to follow.

Registration & Pricing

Registration is available. Conference fees are listed below.

Conference Only

Students - $75
Non-Profit/Government - $200
Corporate - $250

Conference with Tour (additional $50)

Students w/ Tour - $125
Non-Profit/Government w/ Tour - $250
Corporate w/ Tour - $300

Steering Committee

The steering committee for this project includes: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Army Corps of Engineers-Louisville; Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection; Cities of Indianapolis, Jeffersonville, and New Albany, IN; Cities of Louisville and Maysville, KY; Town of Clarksville, IN; Indiana Brownfields Program; Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; Indiana University; Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Ball State University; The Center for Environmental Policy and Management, University of Louisville, the School of Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville, and the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville; University of Kentucky; University of Northern Kentucky; and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Regions 3, 4, 5 and Headquarters).