Additional Near-Port Community Resources
The following table contains resources on additional subjects that may be of interest to near-port communities, including community engagement, collaborative problem-solving, land use and equitable development. Additional resources that pertain directly to port operations and impacts can be found in the Ports Primer for Communities.
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CARE Roadmap: A 10-Step Plan to Improve Community Environment and Health (EPA)
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A tool to help communities identify, prioritize, and address environmental health risks.
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CARE Roadmap: A 10-Step Plan to Improve Community Envrionment and Health |
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Creating Equitable, Healthy, and Sustainable Communities: Strategies for Advancing Smart
Growth, Environmental Justice, and Equitable Development (EPA)
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Principles and approaches for promoting equitable, sustainable development.
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Developing Effective Coalitions: An Eight Step Guide (Prevention Institute)
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A step-by-step guide to coalition-building. |
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Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model (EPA)
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A handbook explaining how to use the Collaborative Problem-Solving to address environmental issues in distressed communities.
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Environmental Justice: Key Resources for Building a Community of Practice for Local Use Planning (EPA)
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Resources to inform the land use planning process, promote a collaborative decision-making process
and support environmental justice.
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http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P100LBP8.pdf (26 pp, 1 MB, November 2014, EPA 231-F-14-003, About PDF) |
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Equitable Development Toolkit (PolicyLink)
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Tools to reverse patterns of segregation and disinvestment, prevent displacement, and promote
equitable revitalization.
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http://www.policylink.org/equity-tools/equitable-development-toolkit/about-toolkit Exit |
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Local Government Advisory Committee’s EJ Best Practices for Local Government (EPA)
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/sites/production/files/2015-10/documents/2015_best_practices_for_local_government.pdf (46 pp, 8 MB, About PDF) | |
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Public Participation Spectrum (International Association of Public Participation)
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A framework for setting expectations and understanding the impact of various types of public participation.
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http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.iap2.org/resource/resmgr/imported/IAP2%20Spectrum_vertical.pdf Exit |