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Contact Information:
Dr. Parwinder Grewal, Director
Center for Urban Environment
and Economic Development
The Ohio State University
222 Thorne Hall
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691
(330) 263-3963
grewal.4@osu.edu







Center for Urban Environment and Economic Development
Sowing Fertile Ground in the Emerging Environmental Economy

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Urban and suburban populations are on the rise in Ohio and across the world, creating unique challenges and opportunities in terms of neighborhood planning and urban landscape management.

Ohio State University's Center for Urban Environment and Economic Development (CUEED) focuses on serving the growing urban landscape market by developing and commercializing new organic and biological products that meet the fertility and pest-, disease- and weed-control needs of urban landscapes - while also providing alternative air and water pollution mitigation and energy use reduction options for urbanized areas.

CUEED is building upon the emerging environmental economy to create new jobs and industries in Ohio that promote health and environmental quality for urban populations. The complete spectrum of new organic/biological products developed by the Center will form the basis for establishing and supporting new business ventures, leading to the expansion and "greening" of the landscape industry.

Enhancing the Quality of Life
CUEED aims to develop and deliver solutions that address key regulatory, environmental and health concerns facing urban landscape design, construction and maintenance, including: 
  • Stormwater regulations (e.g., EPA Phase II)
  • Chemical pesticide and fertilizer use restrictions
  • Air- and water-pollution mitigation
  • Noise-pollution mitigation
  • Energy-use efficiency
  • Water-use restrictions
  • Urban waste management and recycling requirements
  • Reclamation of degraded urban and industrial brownfields