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Reinbold Addresses GBA Leaders on the Year Ahead
Welcome to the GBA Winter Leadership Conference.
ASFE Changes Its Name to Geoprofessional Business Association
Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) is the new name of the organization formerly known as ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association.
New Year Resolutions for Geoprofessionals
The start of a new year offers geoprofessionals the opportunity to set goals for professional
growth and excellence. These resolutions are the waypoints on the roadmap of personal and professional growth. They will help you excel as a consultant, community member, and colleague and contribute to the elevation of geoprofessional value as a whole.
Here are some suggestions as you prepare to learn, grow, and improve in 2024:
Believe that all injuries are avoidable (there is no such thing as an accident) and act accordingly.
Be involved in community service.
Share a project story with GBA as a Case History.
Practice continual teaching (mentor/train), transfer knowledge.
Share a link to an article of interest for possible inclusion in GBA’s NEWSlog.
Attend a GBA con...
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Herodotus of Halicarnassus, the fifth-century BC Greek researcher and storyteller, is generally recognized as the world’s first historian. In his book The Histories, as translated by A.D. Godley in 1924, he supposedly wrote,
PRACTICE GUIDE #04: UTILIZING ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE FOR BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT
Practice Guide #4 provides a briefing for state and local development officials to guide their deliberations about whether or not to pursue insurance coverage as part of their approach to reuse of......
PRACTICE GUIDE #05: DEALING WITH GROWTH: ALTERNATIVES TO LARGE-LOT ZONING ON THE URBAN FRINGE
Many rural governmental units and counties on the edge of urban areas are experiencing significant population growth. Often these areas have agricultural roots and are uncomfortable with this......
PRACTICE GUIDE #06: GREYFIELDS: THE NEW HORIZONS FOR INFILL AND HIGHER DENSITY REGENERATION
One central component of smart growth in many areas has been the redevelopment of potentially contaminated brownfields sites. Among those sites, one group of relatively large parcels of land has......
PRACTICE GUIDE #07: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS RECYCLING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND…
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste makes up 25-45% of the waste that ends up in our landfills. This amount significantly contributes to the increased environmental impact of landfills across......
PRACTICE GUIDE #08: BROWNFIELDS: HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS A REDEVELOPMENT OPTION
Historic Preservation is a useful approach when redeveloping brownfields and one that offers sound economic benefits. Often brownfield sites contain one or more buildings that can be reused for......
PRACTICE GUIDE #09: CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES: HISTORY, REGULATIONS, AND RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY…
Environmentally contaminated properties represent both an opportunity and a burden for many communities. Many sites with perceived or real contamination are located in urbanized areas with access......
PRACTICE GUIDE #10: BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT: MAKE IT POSSIBLE!
Individuals, businesses, or government entities that are interested in the remediation and redevelopment of a brownfield property will find a number of programs available at the federal, the state......
PRACTICE GUIDE #11: BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM PLACEMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
The process of creating a local brownfields program requires that city officials make decisions on the placement of that program within their governmental structure. Recognizing the fact that......
PRACTICE GUIDE #12: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: HOW ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND…
Many public organizations, both federal and state, as well as non-profits, have within their agency mission statement or as part of their mandate references regarding involving the public and......
PRACTICE GUIDE #13: DEVELOPING NEW USES FOR LOW-TO-NO-MARKET BROWNFIELDS: THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING…
An adequate supply of housing for very low-, low-, and middle-income persons is a challenge that faces each community across the entire country. While housing costs have outpaced household incomes......
PRACTICE GUIDE #14: DO YOU WANT UTILITIES WITH THAT? AVOIDING THE UNINTENDED ECONOMIC…
This practice guide considers the economic costs of poorly planned growth on the provision of linear utilities (including electricity, natural gas, telephone, cable and drainage), but focuses on......
PRACTICE GUIDE #15: MILITARY BASE SUSTAINABLE BEST PRACTICES: ENERGY CONSERVATION SYSTEMS THAT…
This practice guide will aid municipalities in making the transition to energy conservation by providing case studies from military bases that engage in sustainable best practices. It will also......
PRACTICE GUIDE #16: FARMLAND PRESERVATION: THE BENEFITS OF SAVING OUR AGRICULTURAL LAND AND…
The loss of farmland in the United States due to urban expansion has been accelerating at alarming rates. Prime farmland directly benefits both the rural and urban communities and farmland......
PRACTICE GUIDE #17: DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AS PLANNING TOOLS AND REVENUE GENERATORS
Development Impact Fees are a commonly proposed method of raising revenue to help pay for the added costs of new infrastructure and services required as a result of new growth in a community. This......
PRACTICE GUIDE #18: SUSTAINABLE HAZARDS MITIGATION
The cultivation of communities that are both livable and sustainable has increasingly become an objective of state and local officials. As urban growth and development increase in hazardous areas......