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Keywords
environmental remediation
community-based participatory research
brownfield
ripple effect mapping
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Abstract
The environments in which we live influence our health behaviors and outcomes. The redevelopment of brownfields sites to health-promoting land uses may provide an array of benefits to individuals and communities, but these impacts can be particularly difficult to assess in rural communities using traditional evaluation approaches. Using Ripple Effects Mapping, we evaluated three rural brownfields redevelopment sites across Appalachian portions of EPA Region 3. Adult members of these communities participated in guided reflection on the redevelopment and subsequent impacts. Data were constructed as digital mind maps, then coded to the Community Capitals Framework by two authors coding independently. Member checking was conducted with representative workshop participants. Commonly cited impacts were site improvements, facilitation of social and physical activity, and engaging community identity. The most discussed community capitals were social and built; the least discussed capitals were natural and political. Future directions for brownfield redevelopment evaluation are discussed.
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