The Environmental Finance Center at the University of Louisville

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The Environmental Finance Center at the University of Louisville (UofL EFC) is one of nine teams nationally funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency to provide technical assistance and training in avoiding, or otherwise managing, potential economy–environment conflicts, and in financing efforts to maintain or improve environmental conditions.

 

The UofL EFC has two broad mandates from EPA:

• To develop more environmentally and economically sustainable alternatives to uncontrolled and unfocused spatial expansion of human settlements; and
• To improve the efficiency and equity of environmental infrastructure service delivery.

Services

The UofL EFC offers a range of services that can be divided into four main areas.

1. Practice Guides: Our Practice Guide series is designed for government officials who make or implement policies that influence land use. The guides are written in a straightforward manner and are geared toward practical applications.
2. Research Result Notices: We make current research results available to public officials on the web. The CEPM, a separate entity at the University, investigates the sources of urban spatial change, the effects of various public sector interventions, and ways to improve results. This work is relevant to growth management, brownfields redevelopment, and regeneration of infill areas.
3. Financial Planning Support to Water Utilities: We offer training and some technical support to small- and medium–sized water utility operators with financial planning needs. This support currently includes training in the use of rate–setting software that facilitates cost–recovery calculations. Capital planning programs are also in development through the EFC Network.
4. Workshops and Speaker Series: We offer workshops and speaker series on a variety of subjects related to environmentally sustainable practices covering land, water and air policy and finance issues.

Contact EFC Staff

Dr. Lauren Heberle
Director
Phone: (502) 852–4749
E-mail: lauren.heberle@louisville.edu

Carol Norton, AICP
Research Coordinator
Phone: (502) 852–8042
Email: carol.norton@louisville.edu