Your role in the company is to provide the expertise for measuring sustainability of the residents’ quality of life. This includes things like education, health, safety, employment, recreation, the arts, civic engagement and other pursuits that contribute to a fulfilling life. You are responsible for advising the team on how to foster these pursuits in the redevelopment projects, and how to measure the success of the redevelopment in terms of these goals. You will prepare the following:
- A prioritized list of measurable sustainability indicators for your specific area of expertise
- An evaluation of all twelve brownfield sites with specific recommendations for each site in the context of your area of expertise and sustainable development
- A report with an evaluation and recommendations not exceeding 5 pages to be e-mailed to the project manager, all team members, and the instructor
You should respond to the following in the preparation of your report:
- How does the proposed redevelopment plan provide opportunities for local residents to benefit from the redevelopment of their neighborhoods?
- How does the redevelopment plan foster sustainable development in the following 5 areas, and how would you measure the success of the project?
1. Educational attainment,
2. Civic participation,
3. Physical health of adults and children,
4. Crime rate in the neighborhood,
5. Affordable housing.
- What sorts of indoor and outdoor neighborhood meeting places does the redevelopment plan include, places that could be used for recreation, community activities, music and the arts? How will you measure the sustainability of these activities?
The project manager will conduct a meeting to discuss all twelve brownfield sites. The company will discuss each site and then propose a preliminary plan including which site or sites (totaling 10 acres) should be redeveloped and the type of redevelopment.
Experts will then customize their original research to fit the goals and objectives of the preliminary plan and e-mail it to the project manager and all team members.
The project manager will coordinate collaborations between specific areas to ensure that the final plan is (appropriated) balanced and addresses the most measurable sustainability indicators possible.
The final plan (project) will be prepared and presented in a ½ hour oral and visual presentation. Each (team) member of the consulting firm will be responsible for 5 minutes of the ½ hour presentation to the “Trenton City Council” (the class).