Lauren Heberle — Center for Environmental Policy and Management

About

Dr. Lauren C. Heberle is the Director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Management, Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology. Dr. Heberle is also the lead investigator for the Community Engagement Core of the UofL Superfund Research Center. She teaches environmental and social policy courses and urban sociology. Her expertise is in community participation in environmental decision making. Her areas of research include urban redevelopment, environmental policy, environmental justice, community engagement, and sustainable development. She serves as a member of or expert witness to a variety of local and federal task forces and committees.

Grants:

NIH/NIEHS Superfund Research Center, Community Engagement Core, 2017-2022, 2023-2027.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance (K6) Grant, Sub-award through the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, 2014-2019.

University of Louisville, Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research: Faculty Grants:

"Housing Justice in Louisville Metro and Beyond" 2017-19 PI.
"Learning how the Community Leads: Evaluating and Informing City-Based Participatory Engagement in West Louisville" 2017-19 Co-Investigator

U.S. HUD "Market Analysis/Affordable Housing Needs Assessment," 2014-2015 Sub-award through the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Brownfields Area-wide Assessment Grant, Sub-award through Louisville Metro. 2013-2016.

U.S. HUD Sustainable Communities Capacity Building Grant, Phase II. 2013-2015.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Training and Technical Assistance to Small Public Water Systems. 2012-2016.

U.S. Center for Disease Control, Community Transformation Grant. 2012-2014 Sub-award via Louisville Metro Public Health.

Metropolitan Housing Coalition, "State of Fair and Affordable Housing Report for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government." 2012.

U.S. HUD Sustainable Communities Capacity Building Grant, Phase I. 2011-2013.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Brownfields Area-wide Assessment Grant, Sub-award through Louisville Metro. 2011-2013.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Finance Center Region 4. 2009-2015.

Metropolitan Housing Coalition, "State of Metropolitan Housing Report" 2006-present.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 2005-2008 “Brownfields Training Research, and Technical Assistance Grant and Cooperative Agreement”.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation Development, Community and Environment Division, 2005-2006 “Study of Smart Growth Policies That Spur Brownfields Revitalization”.

Education

Rutgers University, PhD Sociology

University of Chicago, BA Public Policy

Recent Publications

Edited Book

Heberle, L., Opp, S. Eds. (2008) Local Sustainable Urban Development in a Globalized World. Urban Planning and Environment Series, Ashgate Press, Hampshire, England.

Heberle, L (2008) “Local Strategies as Global Solutions” in Local Sustainable Urban Development in a Globalized World. Urban Planning and Environment Series, Ashgate Press, Hampshire, England. pp. 1-9. (Chapter)

Refereed Articles and Book Chapters

Storey, A., Johnson, D., Clemons, V., Smith, A., DeCaro, D., and Heberle, L. (In press). “Becoming Resilient: Exploring Community Well-being through Politicized Participation in Louisville, KY.” In Social (In)equality, Community Well-being, and Quality of Life, M.R. Islam, P. Kraeger, and R. Phillips, eds.
Kinahan, K. L. Heberle, D. Rohret (In press). “Understanding Evictions as Racialized Land Use Practices in Louisville, KY” in Racial Justice in American Land Use Ed. Craig Anthony Arnold. Cambridge University Press.
Heberle, L., Schilling, J., McReynolds, B., Sizemore, S. (2017). “HUD’s Sustainable Communities Initiative: An Emerging Model of Place-Based Federal Policy and Collaborative Capacity Building.” Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Policy Development and Research. Vol. 19. Number 3, pp. 9-37.
Heberle, L., Merrill, S., Keeley, C. and Lloyd, S. (April 2014) “Local knowledge and participatory climate change planning in the northeastern U.S.” in International perspectives on climate change: Latin America and Beyond (Editors Profs. Leal, Filho; Alves, Fátima; Caeiro, Sandra; and Azeiteiro; Ulisses). Springer. Cham Heidelberg, New York, Dordrecht, London, pp. 239-252. [This chapter was originally submitted for peer review and passed review but editors decided to turn accepted papers into a book rather than a special issue journal issue.]
Heberle, L & Christensen, I., (2011) "US environmental governance and local climate change mitigation policies: California's story", Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Vol. 22 Iss: 3, pp.317 – 329.
Meyer, P.B., Heberle, L. (2010) “Local Climate Change Initiatives in the United States: The Primacy of Short-Term Economic Returns.” in Local Governments and Climate Change: Sustainable Energy Planning and Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Communities. van Staden, M. and Musco F (eds). Advances in Global Change Research Volume #39. Springer Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York. Pp 181-190.
Heberle, L. & Wernstedt, K. (2006) “Understanding Brownfields Regeneration in the US.” Local Environment: Special Edition Sustainability and Brownfields. Vol. 11, No. 5, 479-497.
Wernstedt, K., Meyer, P.B., Alberini, A., Heberle, L. (2006) “Incentives for Private Residential Brownfields Development in U.S. Urban Areas”. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Vol. 49, No.1, 101-119.
Meyer, P.B., Wernstedt, K. Heberle, L. Alberini, A. (2005). “Public Policy to Attract Private Capital to Contaminated Sites: The Relative Values Developers Assign to Different Incentives.” Proceedings of CABERNet 2005: The International Conference on Managing Urban Land. pp. 232-237 (refereed proceedings).

Technical Reports and Working Papers

Heberle, L., K. Kinahan, R. Halpryn, C. Johnson, and M. Neal (2022). “2022 State of Metropolitan Housing Report: Towards a Just Housing Future in Uncertain Times.” Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville, KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/2022-state-of-metropolitan-housing-report-towards-a-just-housing-future-in-uncertain-times.
Heberle, L, P.B. Meyer, C. Harrell, J. Schilling (2022). “Brownfield Area Benefits Estimator Toolkit: Guidebook.” Report for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical Assistance Grant https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/brownfield-area-benefits-estimator-toolkit-guidebook.
Storey, A., V. Clemons, A. Smith, D. Johnson, L. Heberle, and D. DeCaro. (2021). “Assessing Community Experiences and Perceptions within Louisville Metro Participatory Spaces.” UofL Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research (CCTSJR). Report for Louisville Metro Government. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/assessing-community-experiences-and-perceptions.
Heberle, L., R. Halpryn, and K. Kinahan, D. Rohret (2021). “2020-2021 State of Metropolitan Housing Report: COVID-19 and the Struggle to Stay Safe at Home in Louisville, KY.” Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville, KY. http://louisville.edu/cepm/publications/reports/2020-2021-state-of-metropolitan-housing-report.
Lynch, J. S. Konkle, J. Wheeler, K. McGraw, H. Metcalf, and L. Heberle. (2020) “What is the status of the Lee’s Lane Landfill Superfund Site?” White paper available here: https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/ulsrc-document-collection/ulsrc-review-of-the-status-of-lees-lane-landfill. Spark Presentation available for public download here: https://spark.adobe.com/page/6PJQVyaKEs4H9/. (Product of Superfund Research Center Community Engagement Core)
Heberle, L, K. Kinahan, D. Rohret, J. Wheeler, R. Halpryn (2019). “State of Metropolitan Housing Report: 22,000 Equities, Addressing Racial Gaps in Homeownership and Wealth.” Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville, KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/project-areas-1/housing-policy/2019StateofMetropolitanHousingReport_LR.pdf.
Wheeler, J. and Heberle, L. (2019/2020) “Towards a Transdisciplinary Superfund Research Center at the University of Louisville” Sustain Fall/Winter 2019/2020. (Invited) https://ir.library.louisville.edu/sustain/vol2019/iss41/1/.
Kinahan, K., L. Heberle, D. Rohret, S. Sizemore, S. Isaacs, J. Wheeler, and A. Sizemore (2018). “State of Metropolitan Housing Report: Involuntary Displacement”. Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/publications/reports/2018_SMHR_FINAL2_LoRes.pdf with Methods Appendix: https://louisville.edu/cepm/project-areas-1/housing-policy/mhc-2018-methodsappendix.
Kinahan, K., L. Heberle, S. Sizemore, B. McReynolds, A. Sizemore, and A. Peot. (2017) “State of Metropolitan Housing Report: The State of Affordable Rental in the Louisville Region”. Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/mhc-report-2017.
Meyer, P.B. and Heberle, L (2016) “Toward a Better Understanding of Community Benefits Assessment Practices.” Literature Review submitted to EPA, February 2016, as an element in the development of the Brownfields Community Benefits Assessment Tool. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/toward-a-better-understanding-of-community-benefits-assessment-practices .
Lacy, A.P., A. Sizemore, L. Heberle, C. Norton (2016) “Organics Recovery Program Development Tool for Colleges and Universities.” EPA Region 4. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/organics-development-tool.
Heberle, L., B. McReynolds, A. Sizemore, S. Sizemore, T. Malone, J. Beard, C. Fosl. (2016) “State of Metropolitan Housing Report: Living In Community: Housing for People Living with Disabilities and Our Aging Population”. Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/mhc-2016.
Heberle, L., Hinko, C, Norton, C., Smith, A., Pugh, K., Sizemore, A., Sizemore, S. (2015) “State of Metropolitan Housing Report: 2015: A Year of Change.” Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/real-mhc-2015-1.
Heberle, L, C. Fosl, and T. Kagaba (2015) “Searching for Safe, Fair, and Affordable Housing: Learning from Experiences.” Study produced for Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission, (2014-2015) for their Market Analysis/Affordable Housing Needs Assessment Grant. https://louisville.edu/cepm/project-areas-1/housing-policy/searching-for-safe-fair-and-affordable-housing.
Norton, C., Heberle, L., Smith, A., Fenwick, R., Weinstein, D., Pugh, K., Sizemore, A., (2014) “State of Metropolitan Housing Report: 2014: A Look Back, A Look Forward.” Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/mhc-2014
Heberle, L., Norton, C., Bland-Tunstul, W., Smith, A., and Fenwick, R. (2014) “18th Street Corridor Study Report”. Center for Environmental Policy and Management, University of Louisville. https://louisville.edu/cepm/project-areas-1/brownfields-and-safe-soil/18th-street-corridor-report.
Norton, C., Heberle, L., Smith, A, Stone, M., Vick, J., (2013) “State of Metropolitan Housing Report: 2013: For Rent.” Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/mhc-2013.
McCoy, M., Vick, J., Bourassa, S., Enyeart, M., Norton, C., Scroggins, S., Smith, A., Heberle, L. (2012) “Claysburg Neighborhood Revitalization Plan.” City Solutions Center and Center for Environmental Policy and Management, University of Louisville. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/clay1.
Vick, J., Norton, C., Smith, A, Heberle, L. (2012) “State of Metropolitan Housing Report: 2012: Vacant Properties.” Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/mhc-2012.
Vick, J., Norton, C., Smith, A, Heberle, L. (2011) “State of Metropolitan Housing Report: 2011: Environmental Concerns.” Metropolitan Housing Coalition, Louisville KY. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/mhc-2011.
Vick, J., McCoy, M., Piuma, P., Heberle, L., Dyer, J., Coomes, B., Bourassa, S., (2010) Schoolyards as Resources for Learning and Communities: A Design Handbook for Kentucky Schools. Center for Environmental Policy and Management and City Solutions Center, University of Louisville. https://louisville.edu/cepm/publications/reports/kyschoolyardshandbookfinal.
Opp, S., Heberle, L., Chavez-Graciano, E., & Meyer, P. (2008) “Energy Efficiency as a Public Priority.” Practice Guide #20 Spring 2008 Southeast Regional Environmental Finance Center, EPA Region 4, University of Louisville. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/newpg20, Exec Summary, https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/pg-20b, Matrix of Incentives, https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/pg-20c.
Heberle, L. (2006) “Connecting Smart Growth and Brownfields Redevelopment.” U.S. EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/connecting-smart-growth-and-brownfields.
Wernstedt, K., Heberle, L. Alberini, A., & Meyer, P. (2004) “The Brownfields Phenomenon: Much Ado about Something or the Timing of the Shrewd?” Resources For The Future. Discussion Paper 04-46. Washington, D.C.
Heberle, L & Coffin, S. (2004) “Thinking about Sprawl in Kentucky.” Sustain: a journal of environmental and sustainability issues. Louisville, KY: Kentucky Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development, University of Louisville. Volume 9: 35-38. (invited publication).

Lacy, A.P., A. Sizemore, L. Heberle, C. Norton (2015) “Compendium of Organics Recovery Programs at Colleges and Universities.” EPA Region 4. https://louisville.edu/cepm/pdf-files/compendium.

Book Review

Heberle, L. (2005) Book Review. “Lord, We’re Just Trying to Save Your Water”: Environmental Activism and Dissent in the Appalachian South. Marshall, Suzanne. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2002, in Society and Natural Resources, Volume 8, No. 3, pp. 294-296.

Commentary

Heberle, L. (2008) “Finding Sociology in Our Everyday Lives” The Forum Mailbag. Sociological Forum. Vol. 23, No. 1. pp. 169-170.

Other

Heberle, L, J. Lynch, and H. Metcalf. (2020) Lee’s Lane Landfill, Louisville, KY StoryMap. Available to the public here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cd697fb5be3a45c68afa87b69427a2e1 (product of Superfund Research Center Community Engagement Core).
Heberle, L, C. Harrell, R. E. Dudley, D. Rohret, (2020) “Brownfield Area Benefits Estimator: Projecting Neighborhood Benefits and Impacts from Site Specific Brownfield Redevelopment” StoryMap available to public here: https://arcg.is/19mira0 (product of EPA Brownfields k7 Research Grant).
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