David Slutzky

BA University of Chicago (1977), JD Illinois Institute of Technology (1995)

Lecturer

David Sluzky is a Lecturer in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, where he teaches Brownfield Redevelopment. Professor Slutzky also serves on the faculty of the interdisciplinary Center of Expertise for Superfund Site Recycling at UVA. His main academic interests include revitalization of environmentally impaired properties, smart growth and sustainable development, green building technologies, and environmental regulation. He is also the president of E_ Inc., an innovative environmental think tank focusing primarily on environmental policy and urban revitalization. He has designed innovative approaches to various policy issues for EPA, including a unique approach to analyzing the benefits of hazardous waste clean-up programs. Professor Slutzky’s publications include “EPA’s Brownfields Initiatives,” (Mortgage Banking, with Lawrence Jacobson, 1995), “Environmental Due Diligence: Past, Present, and Future.” (Handbook of Commercial Real Estate Finance, 1995), and “Lender’ Strategies for Environmental Liability,” (Mortgage Banking, 1995).

Before joining the faculty of UVA, Professor Slutzky served in the Clinton administration as a Senior Policy Advisor, first as Director of the Urban Initiative at EPA, then in the White House as Coordinator of the International Task Force of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development where he focused on the environmental implications of international capital flows, sustainable development, and urban environmental issues.