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• Dr. Kwame Owusu-Daaku

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering

University of West Florida

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• Covers engaging students in planning for superfund site

redevelopment between September, 2017 and May, 2019

• Sites in question:
• Escambia Wood-Pensacola
• American Creosote Works Inc.-Pensacola Plant
• Stakeholders Engaged:
• Escambia County, FL Staff and Commissioners
• City of Pensacola, FL Staff
• Two Private Firms
• Semesters Covered:
• Spring 2018
• Summer 2018
• Fall 2018
• Spring 2019

De Delimiting limiting th the Cas e Case e Stu tudy dy

• Students worked in teams
• Two to six depending on enrollment
• Subdivided scope of work according to number of

teams

• Students chose teams by preference with justification
• No one rarely got beyond their 3rd choice
• Assigned Professional Advisors to Teams
• Successful with only a few teams
• Time Constraints
• Nature of Engagement

Establishing tablishing Eng ngagement agement

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• History and Current

Conditions

• Current Stakeholder

Mapping and Engagement

• Best Practices
• Potential Investor

Mapping and Engagement

• Options and Feasibility
• Design Considerations

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Site Visit Timeline of Escambia Wood Site: 1942-2010

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Wo Works rks (AC ACW) W) – Collab laborative

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• Staff wanted a design for

a passive park

• Students had no prior

design experience

• Partnered with local

architects to produce final design

• Architects engaged with

students 4 times over the course of 5 weeks for about 3 hours each time

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• Institute
• Amphitheater
• Best Practices
• Concessions,

Memorial, Restroom

• Trails
• Landscaping

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Students’ Initial Concept Design Architects’ Final Professional Rendering

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Enga gageme gement nt with th County unty Commissioners

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• To ascertain their

collective vision for the redevelopment

• Five student teams to

engage with each of the County Commissioners

• All commissioners

wanted to see site redeveloped

• Differing opinions as to

exactly what kind of redevelopment

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• Technology Review
• Financial Modelling and Project Financing
• Legal
• Environment and Land Use
• Community/Stakeholder Engagement
• Funding and Financial Incentives

• Recognize the varying needs of community partners
• Start planning for engagement early
• Manage expectations
• Use visioning to stimulate discussion
• Connect engagement activities to course content
• Provide students opportunities for autonomy and
• pportunities to demonstrate learning
• Be flexible and prepare for long term engagement
• Say yes to new experiences and remember that good work
• ften begets more opportunities

Ta Take keaways/ aways/Lessons Lessons Le Learn arned ed

• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences-Hal

Marcus College of Science and Engineering, University of West Florida

• EPA Region 4 staff: Scott Miller, Erik Spalvins, Peter

Thorpe

• Escambia County, FL
• City of Pensacola, FL
• All students who enrolled in the following courses:
• Environmental Management and Planning: Spring 2018

and Spring 2019

• Environmental Aspects of Urban Growth: Summer 2018
• Urban Planning: Fall 2018

Ackn cknowledgements

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