Brownfields and Public Works: An Introduction to the Focus Section

ofurban policy and economics at the University ofLouisville. He has researched and written extensively on economic development and environmental policy issues and is actively involved in applied and more theoretical research on the problems of regenerating urban brownfields. in addition to advising municipalities on contaminated land policy. His most recent book is Contaminated Land: Reclamation, Redevelopment and Reuse in the United States and European Union, which he coauthored with R. H. Williams and K. R. Yount.