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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta | Posted: September 13, 2010
The Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD), a research center of the Georgia Institute of Technologyâs College of Architecture, is conducting a comprehensive HIA on the brownfield remediation and redevelopment procedures at the site of a former Ford assembly plant.
This 122-acre site is located in Hapeville, Georgia, adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the worldâs busiest airport. It contained several brownfields, contaminated industrial sites that had to be cleaned of before the land could be repurposed. The "Aerotropolis Atlanta" project is slated to have over 6.5 million square feet of office, hotel, shopping, and airport parking facilities, as well as a solar energy component.
CQGRD will use HIA to consider the range of potential benefits and impacts on surrounding communities, and to offer a series of practical measures to maximize the health benefits and make the Aerotropolis a catalyst for healthy, sustainable living. A stakeholder engagement strategy will ensure that input from the affected community, the developers and local agencies is incorporated into HIA findings. A final report is expected to be ready in June, 2011.
