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Brownfield. Abandoned or underutilized property in both industrial and residential
areas, which has not been redeveloped due to concerns about the perceived cost of
environmental clean-up.
Community-based
planning. Planning that includes a consideration
of the social and environmental effects of placement, architecture and infrastructure.
Some of its aspects are: home-based and micro-business development, transit-friendly
development densities, improved housing opportunities, and mixed-use projects.
Industrial Ecology. A business-management analytical framework, based on the dynamics
of natural ecosystems, which considers the complete interaction of production, services,
resource and energy use through the complete recycling of by-products, elimination
of waste, and reduction of use of toxins or products harmful to local ecosystems
and communities. Industrial ecology requires complex and continuous interaction among
all components of the industrial system.
ISO 14000. Voluntary international standards devised by the International
Standards Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) that establish environmental management
system methodologies and review process.
Labeling and packaging
guidelines. Regulations that allow consumers to
have at least some information to assess the environmental impact of their purchasing
decisions (such as recycled content information) or set standards for industry to
reduce the impact of its packaging (such as consumer take-back options and reduced
packaging mandates).
Life-cycle analysis. The measurement of waste, pollution, and environmental impacts
of all phases of production, service, transportation, distribution, and disposal.
Magnet school. A specialty school which draws qualified students from districts
throughout the City.
Sustainability
resource centers. Community centers that provide
information and training about things people and businesses can do to improve the
sustainability of their neighborhoods, homes, and workplaces. Through the center,
residents organize and coordinate projects to improve neighborhood sustainability,
such as community gardens and building retrofits for energy and resource conservation.
Examples include the Ecology Center in Berkeley and Cooperative Resource Service
Providers in Los Angeles (part of the Los Angeles Eco-Village). The Haight Ashbury
Neighborhood Council Recycling Center is organizing such a center at its Frederick
Street location in San Francisco.
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