The Urban Waters Federal Partnership: An Emerging Model for Revitalizing Urban Rivers and Communities

摘要

The Urban Waters Federal Partnership, (UWFP), was initiated in 2011 and is comprised of an innovative coalition of fourteen Federal agencies that focus on both natural resources and economic development. The UWFP's purpose is to increase collaboration across the Federal government and with local partners to revitalize polluted urban waterways in under-served cities nation-wide. Its goal is to improve environmental quality and local economies. To date, eighteen partnerships have been created in diverse watersheds and urban environments. Restoring these highly impacted aquatic ecosystems and adjacent communities requires integration of aquatic science, social science, socio-economic knowledge and engineering. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the UWFP to the engineering community and provide an opportunity to network with these interdisciplinary and urban-based partnerships. As a case study, the Delaware River Urban Waters Partnership will be a focus of this paper and presentation.