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1. Introduction
2. Importance and Value of Sustainable Resilient Remediation
2. Importance and Value of Sustainable Resilient Remediation
2.1 Evolution of Environmental Remediation to SRR
2.2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
3. Perspectives
3. Perspectives
3.1 State Survey Summary
3.2 Private-Party Sites
3.3 Federal Perspectives
3.4 Public and Tribal Stakeholders
3.5 ASTM International
4. State Resource Map
5. Advancing the Practice: Social and Economic Dimensions of Sustainability and Resilience
5. Advancing the Practice: Social and Economic Dimensions of Sustainability and Resilience
5.1 Sustainability Is More Than a Footprint
5.2 Special Considerations for Low-Income and Minority Communities
5.3 Road Map of Economic and Social Resources
5.4 Social and Economic Sustainability Through Constructive Change and Protective Remedies
5.5 Integrating Sustainability and Resiliency into Brownfields Redevelopment
5.6 Ecosystem Services
5.7 Green Infrastructure and Resiliency
5.8 Selecting Sustainable and Resilient Passive or Low-Energy Remediation Technologies
5.9 Social and Economic Impact Evaluations
5.10 Case Studies
5.11 How to Identify Potential Site or Cleanup Impacts on Highly Impacted or Socioeconomically Vulnerable Communities
6. Integrating Resilience and Sustainability into the Remedial Project Life Cycle
6. Integrating Resilience and Sustainability into the Remedial Project Life Cycle
6.1 Project Planning
6.2 Site Characterization
6.3 Remedy Planning
6.4 Execution
6.5 Response Complete
6.6 Site Closeout
7. Key Sustainable Best Management Practices for Sustainable Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Wildfires
7. Key Sustainable Best Management Practices for Sustainable Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Wildfires
7.1 SBMPs Universally Relevant to Extreme Weather Events and Wildfires
7.2 Wind
7.3 Snow and Hail
7.4 Fluctuating Groundwater Elevation Levels
7.5 Flooding
7.6 Bank and Shoreline Erosion
7.7 Pre-Wildfire
7.8 Post-Wildfire
7.9 Sea-Level Rise
7.10 Evapotranspiration
7.11 Storm Surge
7.12 Permafrost Thaw
8. Recommendations for the Future
9. References
Appendix A. Case Study Matrix
Appendix B. State Survey and State Survey Results
Appendix C. Tech Sheets for Selected State SRR Resources
Appendix D. Sustainable Best Management Practice Checklists
Appendix E. Team Contacts
Appendix F. Glossary
Appendix G. Acronyms
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Acknowledgments
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8. Recommendations for the Future

This document has captured a great deal of information and resources available with regard to SRR at the time of its publication, but it is by no means comprehensive in its scope. In discussion with the members of the SRR Team as to what areas they believed could use further research, the following topics were indicated:

  • Local discussion of tradeoffs and the balance between the prongs of sustainability (economic/social/environmental). Site decisions vary from site to site, community to community, and understanding the local acceptance of risks can lead to a better decision overall.
  • Implementation of more of a risk management approach, bringing in more relevant local information where possible to more thoroughly evaluate site actions.
  • Demonstration of the value that SRR techniques can bring—publish additional case studies to show that value/success. Also show case studies where remedy has been confounded by extreme events (weather, wildfire, climate change, etc.). Research and publish evaluation of extreme events on existing remedial systems to assist others in making sound decisions.
  • Additional research/examples and focus on adaptive capacity. Publish the research to increase knowledge and awareness so that others can make a case for using SRR techniques.
  • Development of metrics to track progress on goals of SRR actions.
  • Development of further guidance or standardized methods for conducting vulnerability assessments.
  • Better examples of intentional resiliency implementation in case studies. Provide less than perfect examples of resiliency planning and show how partial success can be measured.
  • Encouragement of periodic site reviews that include an evaluation of resiliency.
  • Encouragement of greater focus on SRR in design phase of site work.
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