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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Brownfield redevelopment"”.
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Institutional controls and brownfield redevelopment
… and environment from exposure to contaminants at Brownfield sites. Regulators approve use of ICs in Brownfield redevelopment with the expectation that ICs will remain effective over the long-term under proper oversight mechanisms. However, a recent review of compliance statuses of Brownfield sites …
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Local government initiatives for brownfield redevelopment in northeastern Illinois
U of I Only Restriction set for Item 116505 on 2020-10-22T18:19:45Z with date by madinag@illinois.edu.
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The use of geographic information systems to facilitate Brownfield redevelopment
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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Does the community really matter? : civic environmentalism in brownfield redevelopment
… the process of civic environmentalism in brownfield redevelopment. A single "best case" scenario, the Empire Laundry project in Lynn, Massachusetts, illustrates key features of a citizen-led cleanup and redevelopment effort. The in-depth analysis traces key events and milestones of the …
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From Vacant to Valuable: Building Community Wealth through Brownfield Redevelopment in Legacy Industrial Cities
… leave? This thesis explores how industrial brownfield redevelopment might utilize community wealth-building (CWB) strategies to advance equitable economic development. Focusing on the work of the Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund in Cleveland, Ohio—a nonprofit preparing long-vacant …
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Strategies for reclaiming urban postindustrial landscapes
… expert-driven and site-specific efforts to solve brownfield problems, this thesis develops a process framework for planners and developers to organize the brownfield redevelopment process through strategy formulation based on a site-context relationship with interacting social, economic, and …
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The Influence of Incentives Offered by Local Governments to Private Developers or Land Owners on the Rate of Brownfield Redevelopment
Redevelopment of brownfield sites has become increasingly popular since the inception of voluntary cleanup programs in the early to mid 1990’s. Local governments have begun to offer incentives to private developers or land owners to offset costs associated with contamination and encourage the …
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Massachusetts' Brownfield Support Team Initiative : program design and implementation in Somerville and Chicopee, Massachusetts
… contaminated land, commonly referred to as "brownfields." Brownfields blight their neighborhoods and cause damage relating to poor environmental quality, detriments to public health, and decreased confidence in the surrounding area. Even though redeveloping brownfields offers numerous …
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Redeveloping Mississippi: A Case Study on Brownfields in Central & Southern Mississippi
<p>Brownfields, or properties that are or possibly are contaminated with dangerous materials, represent a common obstacle for communities in Mississippi. The real or potential presence of contaminants at these sites often deters investors due to costly cleanup requirements (EPA, n.d. -b). The …
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The case for pension plan and university endowment equity investment in brownfields in the urban core of major metropolitan areas
… a case for institutional equity investment in brownfields in the urban core of major metropolitan areas. Pension plans and university endowments are the primary institutional investors focused on in the study, due to the implied obligation to seek economic and social returns associated with …
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Redeveloping greyfields : definitions, opportunities and barriers
… Yet, few successful examples of greyfield redevelopment exist, especially when compared to the relative proliferation of brownfield redevelopment. Brownfields, or contaminated urban sites, are very costly to remediate and it is surprising that this type of redevelopment outpaces greyfield …
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Mapping the void : brownfield inventories by local governments
Brownfields are abandoned or underused land whose redevelopment is complicated by the presence or perception of contamination. Nationally the United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates the number of brownfields to be more than half a million. As of 2002, the EPA requires states and …
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The role of environmental justice in the fight against gentrification
… and Brooklyn. After years of organizing for brownfield redevelopment, transit justice, food justice, and climate justice they are finding that their community-led initiatives are gaining the attention of profit-seeking developers and gentrifiers. The Principles of Environmental Justice guide …
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The Role of Brownfields Redevelopment in the Rejuvenation of an Older Industrial City: A Case Study of Two Successful Brownfields Reuse Projects in Baltimore, Maryland
… sites. These sites, commonly referred to as “brownfields,” scar the landscape of communities, expose citizens to possible health risks, deteriorate surrounding land values, and erode the tax base of municipalities. Vacant and abandoned industrial sites are present in every state, but the …
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The Role of Brownfields Redevelopment in the Rejuvenation of an Older Industrial City: A Case Study of Two Successful Brownfields Reuse Projects in Baltimore, Maryland
… sites. These sites, commonly referred to as “brownfields,” scar the landscape of communities, expose citizens to possible health risks, deteriorate surrounding land values, and erode the tax base of municipalities. Vacant and abandoned industrial sites are present in every state, but the …
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Brownfields to green energy : redeveloping contaminated lands with large-scale renewable energy facilities
… of one unsuccessful, and three successful brownfield-to-renewable energy projects to identify common barriers such projects face and how those barriers can be overcome. The most significant barriers identified are those typical of brownfield development: cleanup costs, liability risks, …
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Underwriting environmental risk : an analysis of current practices among lending institutions
… lenders can encourage sustainable development, brownfield redevelopment, and ecologically responsible technologies in property development. This thesis proposes that there are three fundamental types of environmental risk. The first type is the actual or perceived contamination of the property …
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Brownfields in China : how Cities recycle industrial land
… sites, usually polluted, are considered brownfields. Without a comprehensive brownfield redevelopment regulatory system in China, I have also observed inconsistence in local environmental activities in dealing with potentially contaminated land. I answer the following four questions: (1) …
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Transformation in US Agriculture: Insights from Energy Price Shocks, Ecosystem Service Enhancements, and Renewable Energy Developments
… in heavily Democratic-leaning counties, and brownfield redevelopment largely mitigate the negative residential value impact. The analysis reveals no significant heterogeneity of price impact across a few factors, including varying site visibility, directional orientation of properties …