Registration Eligibility
NYC Parks employees and affiliates
Start Date
06/10/2024
End Date
06/10/2024
Description
Many of our urban parks in New York City have either been located on former industrial sites or constructed with contaminated urban fill and the soils, and almost every park in the city has been impacted by historic airborne depositions, such as lead from exhaust. However, it is only over the last twenty years that New York City has begun to deal with legacy of industrial use and contamination in parklands. This presentation will begin with an overview of the historic forms of contamination in New York City Parks, issues of environmental justice, and the major contaminants of concern, as well as current regulations for park reconstruction. The talk will proceed to discuss how NYC Parks currently addresses site contamination in the planning, design and construction of parks. In particular, we will discuss how Parks is integrating remediation practices into our design and planning process. The talk will highlight several projects in Brooklyn where contaminants were present and successfully addressed.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Parks & Recreation
Remediation / Brownfields
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
- Participants will learn about reaching design objectives in sites with contamination present.
- Participants will learn about different forms of contamination present in urban parks, impacts to local communities and how they can be successfully and safely remediated.
- Participants will learn about navigating various local, state and federal approvals in the planning, design and construction of post-industrial parklands.
- Participants will learn about different remediation strategies.
Instructors
Chris Syrett, Brooklyn Team Leader, NYC Parks
Course Codes
Provider
NYC Parks & Recreation Department