Great Lakes Environmental Finance Center

Publications

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Lakefront by Michael W. Lanstrum,
Envisioning Cleveland Photo Contest

NPDES Storm Water Training Program: Closing Activity Report. Prepared for the Office of Environmental Education, Ohio EPA.
In PDF format

Best Practices: Innovative Funding Mechanisms for Financing a Lead Remediation Program, June 2008
Prepared for the Greater Cleveland Lead Advisory Council Infrastructure and Sustainability Subcommittee.
In PDF format

Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund, A Case Study of the Use of Constituent Focus Groups for More Effective Program Planning and Management. Public Performance & Management Review. Vol 30, No. 1.

Development Finance of Environmentally Contaminated "Brownfield" Properties. Presentation at the University of Zadar, Croatia, for The Urban Institute.

Innovation and Collaboration for Sustainable Development. Presentation to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Collaborative Cleanups II Conference, Breton Woods, NH.

Best Practices in Land Bank Operation, June 2005.
in PDF format

Strategy for the Implementation of an Industrial Land Bank. Prepared for the city of Cleveland, Department of Economic Development. September 2005.
in PDF format

Infrastructure and Economic Growth: Federal Policy Issues for Water, Sewer, and Transportation Infrastructure in Older Core Cities. Prepared for Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and the Northeast-Midwest Institute.

"Cleveland to Create an Industrial Land Bank," Brownfield News, August 2005,
http://www.brownfieldnews.com/archive/0508August/V94_Land_Bank.shtm
by Kirstin Toth.

Environmental Finance Center Network Directory, May 2007, Author: Vivian Tucker.

Reaching New Heights in Redevelopment, Brownfields 2005 National Conference,
November 2-4, 2005, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO. http://www.brownfields2005.org/en/index.aspx.

Training Needs of Coastal Resources Decision-makers in Ohio’s Lake Erie Basin, Coastal Management. Vol 33, number 3, July 2005, pp 335-351. Authors: Wendy Kellogg, Michael Tevesz, Claudette Robey, Kevin O’Brien, Kirstin Toth, Michael McGoun, Daniel Baracskay.
in PDF format

An Analysis of the ANERR Coastal Resources Management Training Market, October 2004, Authors: Claudette Robey, Kevin O’Brien, Dan Baracskay, Michael McGoun, Michael Tevesz.
in PDF format

An Assessment of the Coastal Training Program Needs of the ANERR Region, October 2004, Authors: Claudette Robey, Kevin O’Brien, Daniel Baracskay, Michael McGoun, Michael Tevesz.
in PDF format

Coastal Training Strategy for the Ohio Lake Erie Basin, June 2004, Authors: Claudette Robey, Kevin O’Brien, Kirstin Toth.
in PDF format

Coastal Training Program: Advisory Council Protocol, June 2004, Authors: Claudette Robey, Kevin O’Brien.
in PDF format

The Current Coastal Resource Management Training Market in Ohio's Lake Erie Basin
Volume 32, Number 3 2004.

Economic and Fiscal Aspects of Coastal and Watershed Stewardship Practices Project

A Summary of the Findings of the Coastal Training Market Analysis, August 2004, Authors: Claudette Robey, Kevin O’Brien, Dan Baracskay
in PDF format

Trends Analysis of Coastal Training Programs in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System: Executive Summary, November 2004, Authors: Claudette Robey, Kevin O’Brien, Kirstin Toth, Dan Baracksay, Michael McGoun, Wendy Kellogg, Michael Tevesz.
in PDF format

Trends Analysis of Coastal Training Programs in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, November 2004, Authors: Claudette Robey, Kevin O’Brien, Kirstin Toth, Dan Baracksay, Michael McGoun, Wendy Kellogg, Michael Tevesz.
in PDF format

Coastal Resources Management Training Needs Assessment: Strategies and Opportunities (Kevin O'Brien, Claudette Robey, Wendy Kellogg, Michael Tevesz), June 2003.
in PDF format

Needs Assessment: A Report on Seven Focus Groups in Ohio (Kevin O'Brien, Daniel Baracskay, Wendy Kellog, Michael McGoun, Claudette Robey, Michael Tevesz, Kirstin Toth), February 2003.
in PDF format Report Summary

Brownfields One-Stop Shop Forum: A Test Strategy for Inter-Agency Cooperation in Northeast Ohio (Kevin O'Brien, Kirstin S. Toth), June 2002.
in PDF format

Coastal Training Market Analysis: Final Report (Kevin O'Brien, Claudette Robey, Daniel Baracskay, Wendy Kellog, Michael Tevesz), August 2002.

Market Analysis: Survey Results Exclusive of the Responses of the Coastal Training Partners, July 2002.
in PDF format

The Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund in the Great Lakes Region: Assessment and Recommendations (Kirstin S. Toth, Adina Swirski Wolf), October 2000.
in PDF format

The Cleveland Charrette on Sustainable Urban Environments: Elevating the Stature of Urban Redevelopment (Tom Bier, Ziona Austrian, Ph.D.), May 2000.
in PDF format

Brownfield Redevelopment Strategies for Gary, IN, June 13, 1999, Authors: Kirstin Toth and Donald T. Iannone.
in PDF format

Integrating Pollution Prevention with Community-Based Economic Development
(Ziona Austrian, Ph.D.)
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland State University Urban Center, January 11, 1999.

Redeveloping Brownfields: A Step-by-Step Project Decision-making Guide for Environmental, Development, and Planning Practitioners, April 1999, Authors: Kirstin Toth, Robert A. Simons.
in PDF format

Redevelopment Strategies for the USX/Cement Plant Site in Duluth, Minnesota, May 1999, Authors: Kirstin Toth, Donald T. Iannone.
in PDF format

Redevelopment Strategies for the Darst Street Site in Peoria, Illinois, September 1998, Authors: Kirstin Toth, Donald T. Iannone.
in PDF format

Strategy Building Session for the Port Authority for Brownfields Redevelopment in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH, July 1998, Authors: Kirstin Toth, Donald T. Iannone.
in PDF format

Strategy Building Session for WireNet for the City of Cleveland West Side Economic Development Initiative: Site Prioritization and Selection, December 1998, Authors: Kirstin Toth, Donald T. Iannone/
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Brownfield Redevelopment Strategies for Elkhart, IN: Technical Advisory Report on Financial, Marketing, & Economic Development Strategies, February 17, 1997, Authors: Kirstin Toth, Paul Christensen.
in PDF format

A Report on the Workshop on Benchmarking Best Practices in Brownfield Finance
(Kirstin S. Toth, and Donald T. Iannone)
Cleveland, Ohio:Cleveland State University Urban Center, 1996.


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