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About
Authors:
  • Jason Anderson
  • Anne-Marie Battikha
  • Elizabeth Bloomer
  • Erica Clark
  • Ray deLeon
  • Joel Gorder
  • John Housein
  • Wei Huang
  • Tracy Hudak
  • Kwang-Sub Lee
  • Joao Mil-Homens
  • Steve Mouras
  • Kelley Raftery
  • Bill Sherman

    This document was designed and completed by students enrolled in the Environmental Planning Studio in the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, under the supervision of Dr. JoAnn Carmin, and in collaboration with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

    Dr. JoAnn Carmin
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
    105 Architecture Annex, MC 0113
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Blacksburg, VA 24061
    Telephone: (540) 231-5426
    E-mail: jcarmin@vt.edu

    Dr. Gerald Filbin
    Director of Community Based Environmental Protection
    Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Ariel Rios Building
    1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20460
    Telephone: (202) 260-8099
    E-mail: Filbin.Gerald@epa.gov

    ©2001, Graduate Environmental Studio, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    Suggested citation: Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Check Your Success: A Guide to Developing Indicators for Community Based Environmental Projects, Graduate Environmental Studio Project, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 2001

    Acknowledgments
    We are grateful to Toddi Steelman, Assistant Professor of Forestry, North Carolina State University, Toby Edwards, Program Coordinator for the Guest River Group, Lonesome Pine Soil and Water Conservation District and Gerald Filbin, Coordinator for Community Based Environmental Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for serving as advisors on this project.

    We also would like to thank all of the people who took the time to meet with us, help us develop indicators and help us locate data. In particular, we would like to thank the following individuals and organizations:
    • Glenn Eugster, Assistant Regional Director, Partnerships Office, National Park Service
    • Teresa Harless, Clinch Valley Program, The Nature Conservancy
    • Linda Harris, Tennessee Valley Authority Watershed Team
    • Milton Jackson, Stop TOxic Pollution (S.T.O.P.)
    • Mari Lou Livingood, Associate Executive Director, Alexandria Seaport Foundation
    • Deborah Matthews, Alton Park Development Corporation
    • Brenda Milsaps, Piney Woods Homes Association
    • Brad Stallard, Environmental Health Specialist, Wise County, VA Health Department
    • John Tucker, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
    • Martha Wells, Tennessee Technological University
    • James Williams, Chattanooga Brownfields Program Director
    • Nestor Young, Environmental Protection Agency
    • Alexandria Seaport Foundation (ASF)
    • Guest River Group
    • St. Paul Tomorrow
    • Stop Toxic Pollution (S.T.O.P.)
    • The Nature Conservancy of Virginia
    • Upper Tennessee River Roundtable
    • Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Tech
    • United States Environmental Protection Agency