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PLEASE NOTE: Dr.
Deanna Glosser, EPSI President/CEO, has been appointed
to the Illinois Pollution Control Board by Governor Pat
Quinn, effective October 25, 2011. As a result,
EPSI will not be pursuing or
accepting new contracts for the duration of this
appointment.
The EPSI web site will remain available, however, to
provide information on exciting projects completed by
EPSI, particularly the Illinois Sustainable Natural
Areas Vision and work on local food systems.
If you wish to contact Dr. Glosser, please
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EPSI is a small consulting firm that assists
non-governmental organizations and federal, state, and
local governments to strengthen their planning
infrastructure, including the protection and management
of natural resources based on sound science and
economics and in planning for the local food system.
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EPSI Services
Provided:
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■
Watershed planning
■ Impact assessment & permits
■ Wetland resources & policy analysis
■ Green Infrastructure planning
■ IDOT's
Context Sensitive Solutions
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■ Public involvement
■ Strategic planning
■ Food System planning
■ Meeting facilitation
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Examples of EPSI projects
include:
Illinois Natural Areas
Inventory
Sustainable Watershed Action Team
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Green
Infrastructure Planning
Sustainable Natural Areas Vision (SNAV) |
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Sustainable Development |
Sustainable Springfield, Inc. hosted an urban sprawl
seminar on June 29, 2010, to discuss issues related to
sustainable development, including stormwater
management, redevelopment of the city core, and
conservation design. The panel included: Dr. Deanna
Glosser, President/CEO, Environmental Planning
Solutions, Inc.; Norm Simms, Executive Director of the
Springfield Sangamon County Regional Planning
Commission; Paul O’Shea FAIA, Planning and Design
Coordinator for the City of Springfield; Gail Simpson,
Springfield Ward 2 Alderman
Click here for Dr. Glosser’s
presentation, entitled, “Smart Growth –Creating a
Sustainable Springfield”.
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Dr. Deanna Glosser, EPSI President, has continued work
on community and regional food planning with the
American Planning Association.
This has included speaking to 300 planners in
Duluth, Minnesota at the Minnesota
American Planning Association’s annual conference.
Dr. Glosser was a keynote luncheon speaker,
invited by Blue Cross-Blue Shield’s Center for
Prevention. The presentation was entitled
“Local Food Systems &
Planning: A Path Forward – Food Planning Transitions”.
Dr. Glosser has also published
several articles, including:
“APA’s Food Planning Policy
Guide in Action”, published in the Summer 08 issue of
Private Practice Perspectives, the American Planning
Association’s Private Practice Division newsletter.
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