The brownfield dual land-use policy challenge: reducing barriers to private redevelopment while connecting reuse to broader community goals

McCarthy, Linda

doi:10.1016/s0264-8377(02)00023-6

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“…These lead to greater public savings and a better chance to conserve nature, which can contribute to sustainable development. However, many affluent people prefer to live in rural areas for better air quality and access to green spaces [35][36][37][38]. Depending on the preferences for urban or country living, the degree of urbanisation could affect the potential and popularity of brownfield redevelopment.…”

Section: The Origins Of Brownfield Landmentioning

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Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability

Tang

Nathanail

2012

Sustainability

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Many countries encourage brownfield regeneration as a means of sustainable development but define "brownfield" differently. Specifically, the definitions of brownfield in the regeneration policies of countries with higher population densities usually promote recycling land that is previously developed, whether or not there is chemical contamination. Further, the de facto definition of brownfield used by the UK government focuses on previously developed land that is unused or underused. The ANOVA in this study revealed that local authorities in England (n = 296) with higher percentages of derelict and vacant land tended to be more deprived based on the English Indices of Multiple Deprivation, which evaluate deprivation from the aspects of income, employment, health, education, housing, crime, and living environment. However, the percentage of previously developed land in use but with further development potential had no significant effect on the deprivation conditions. The Blair-Brown Government (1997~2010) encouraged more than 60% of new dwellings to be established on the previously developed land in England. The analyses in this study showed that this target, combined with the definition of brownfield in the policy, may have facilitated higher densities of residential development on previously developed land but without addressing the deprivation problems. These observations indicate that a definition of brownfield in regeneration policies should focus on previously developed land that is now vacant or derelict if land recycling is to contribute to sustainable communities.

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Section: The Origins Of Brownfield Landmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability

Tang

Nathanail

2012

Sustainability

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“…One locality, Milwaukee County, showed higher commercial (31%), industrial (19%), and residential reuse (20%), as compared to the national United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) survey responses from 99 cities, which reported 25% commercial, 18% industrial, and 14% residential reuse [8,17,22]. Despite the USCM's lead in confronting climate change locally, there has been a dearth of attention to adaptation needs and natural hazard vulnerabilities to inform cleanup priorities, bolster resilience and add greenspaces to meet community needs [46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]. As a community-driven process, creating the vision for a healthier environment with brownfields reused as spaces for skills development, training or settings to foster community, employment, and civic participation, can also strengthen attention to flood-risk vulnerability [23,[53][54][55][56]].…”

Section: Land Reusementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Historic industries in this area included smelting, oil refining, paint, plastic, chemical, and metal manufacture, warehousing, and transportation, and were associated with heavy metals, solvents, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and hazardous substances that can cause cancer, reproductive or developmental effects, and other target-organ effects [71]. In another example, McCarthy's examination of state environmental site registries for Milwaukee brownfield analysis included underground storage and waste tanks and dry-cleaning sites [46].…”

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Reuse Choice, Flood Risk and Resilience, and Characteristics of Counties with Brownfield Cleanups

Carroll¹,

Kanarek²

2018

Urban Science

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Limited research has examined brownfields clean-up, reuse choice and associations with flood risk or resilience. This cross-sectional analysis examines counties with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded brownfield cleanups initiated from 2005 through 2009 and assesses the county-level relationship of green reuse with flood risk while accounting for county factors of resources, environmental stressors, race and ethnicity, location, and structural characteristics, as modified from the Gee and Payne-Sturges conceptual model of community environmental health. Flood plain designation predicted a three-fold odds of green reuse alone (OR = 2.96 [95% CI, 1.31-6.66]) and green with other reuses (OR = 2.88 [95% CI, 1.07-7.75]). Green reuse alone was influenced negatively when a county had an eastern or western US location or a larger proportion of population aged 5-24 and positively when population education levels were higher. Among counties with green and other reuse, low education was predictive. Conceptually, decisions for green reuse alone were driven by resources and location while decisions for green and other reuse were driven by resources, location and environmental stressors.

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“…A major goal of CERCLA is to initiate -long term remedial response actions that permanently and significantly reduce the dangers associated with releases or threats of releases of hazardous substances [3],‖ on the contaminated sites that comprise the National Priorities List (NPL). In 2002, approximately 1,300 Superfund sites were listed on the NPL, indicating that they contain toxic waste or dangerous heavy metals such as lead or mercury [4].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Dynamics of Brownfield Redevelopment

BenDor

Metcalf

Paich³

2011

Sustainability

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Negligence of former industrial sites (-brownfields‖) has adversely impacted urban landscapes throughout the industrialized world. Brownfield redevelopment has recently emerged as a sustainable land use strategy and impetus for urban revitalization. This study presents a system dynamics model of the redevelopment process that illustrates how delays compound before realizing financial benefits from investment in these core urban areas. We construct a dynamic hypothesis, in which brownfield redevelopment activities are dependent upon funding and in turn bolster tax base through job creation. Drawing on previous studies, barriers to brownfield redevelopment are explored, including fear of liability, regulatory concerns, and uncertain cleanup standards and funding mechanisms. We model a case study of redevelopment in the State of Michigan (USA), which is informed by data from the Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and U.S. Conference of Mayors brownfield surveys. Stock-flow structures represent phases of redevelopment, with diverted streams for sites in which no contamination was found (false alarms) and those with excess contamination level. The model is used to examine the point at which cumulative tax revenues from redeveloped areas exceed cumulative expenditures on brownfield redevelopment under different levels of funding availability. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2011, 3 915

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The brownfield dual land-use policy challenge: reducing barriers to private redevelopment while connecting reuse to broader community goals

Cited by 108 publications

References 9 publications

Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability

Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability

Reuse Choice, Flood Risk and Resilience, and Characteristics of Counties with Brownfield Cleanups

The Dynamics of Brownfield Redevelopment

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