Report: Removing Barriers to Green Development

U.S. EPA Region 5, the Delta Institute and the Northeast-Midwest Institute have worked with a broad range of partners to identify market-based approaches to increase the adoption of green development practices. The final report of this effort, Removing Market Barriers to Green Development can be downloaded at the Delta Institute or the Northeast-Midwest Institute’s websites:

http://www.delta-institute.org/marketbarriers

http://www.nemw.org/brownfields.htm#Reports

The report describes six principles for removing market barriers to green development and recommends action projects and next steps to address these barriers and further promote green development practices. Throughout the report, case studies illustrate how different organizations or communities have tackled these barriers.