Politics, health, law, geography, and urban planning are among the perspectives provided on contaminated sites--brownfields--and public efforts to remediate them. Among the topics are US state-level b
The location of new housing development has become one of the most intractable controversies of modern times. This book provides a powerful critique of the growing tendency to reduce the debate on the
Transform brownfields into green development projectsThis forward-looking resource discusses sustainable remediation methods for converting a land liability into a high-value asset. Greening Brownfiel
Concerns over urban blight, environmental degradation, climate change, inner-city unemployment, and a host of other socio-economic and environmental problems have forced policy makers, planners, and o
To understand the environmental and economic challenges of redeveloping contaminated property, Brownfields provides detailed information in all related disciplines to help you make informed decisions
Institutional controls—designed to reduce or eliminate potential exposure to certain chemicals and ensure that "no significant risk"? is posed to human health and the environment—take a variety of for
This book focuses upon the problems facing the public and private sectors and the engineering and scientific communities, in terms of the decrease of available new land for development purposes. The v
The closing of U.S. military bases in the 1990s left many municipalities with significant redevelopment opportunities coupled often with major environmental problems. Hansen (political science, U. of
Greenberg (neighborhood and brownfields redevelopment, Rutgers U.) and Anderson (urban affairs and planning, Boston U.) look for the source of distrust between producers and regulators of hazardous wa
The US. EPA defines brownfields as "idle real property, the development or improvement of which is impaired by real or perceived contamination." The authors of Principles of Brownfield Regeneration a
The US. EPA defines brownfields as "idle real property, the development or improvement of which is impaired by real or perceived contamination." The authors of Principles of Brownfield Regeneration a
As demand continues for cleanup of hazardous sites, and new opportunities and funds become available for development of brownfields and similar projects, owners are seeking better methods for early id
