Center for the Urban Environment
In February of 2001, SUNY-ESF President Neil Murphy described the Urban Environmental Challenge as follows:
- Our cities have been left a legacy of ‘brownfields’ sites – environmentally impaired properties that are not being integrated into community development.
- Urban neighborhoods, frequently planned by those who do not have to live there, lack the green spaces and thoughtful design that create a sense of place and pride in one's community.
- Runoff in the form of contaminated storm water and overflow from sanitary sewers is impairing the quality and use of urban waterways.
- Who will solve these problems?”
Read the "Urban Challenge" opinion piece by ESF President Neil Murphy,
