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Principles of Brownfield Regeneration Cleanup, Design, and Reuse of Derelict Land

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ISBN-10: 1597267236

ISBN-13: 9781597267236

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Justin Hollander, Niall Kirkwood, Julia Gold

List price: $27.00
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The US. EPA defines brownfields as "idle real property, the development or improvement of which is impaired by real or perceived contamination." The authors ofPrinciples of Brownfield Regenerationargue that, compared to "greenfields"-farmland, forest, or pasturelands that have never been developed-brownfields offer a more sustainable land development choice. They believe that brownfields are central to a sustainable planning strategy of thwarting sprawl, preserving or regenerating open space, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and reinvesting in urbanized areas. This is the first book to provide an accessible introduction to the design, policy, and technical issues related to brownfield…    
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Book details

List price: $27.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 9/2/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 147
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Justin B. Hollander, AICP, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University. He is the author of� Polluted and Dangerous: America's Worst Abandoned Properties and What Can Be Done About Them. � Niall G. Kirkwood FASLA is Professor of Landscape Architecture and Technology and Director for the Center for Technology and Environment inat the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University He is the author of Manufactured Sites: Rethinking the Post-Industrial Landscape. � Julia L. Gold is the Director of the Green Center at Bristol Community College.� She recently received a Master's in Arts from the Department of Urban and…    

Introduction
Approaching Brownfield Redevelopment
Remediation
Land Use and Design Considerations
Case Studies
The Steel Yard, Providence, Rhode Island
Assunpink Greenway, Trenton, New Jersey
June Key Community Center Demonstration Project, Portland, Oregon
Eastern Manufacturing Facility, Brewer, Maine
The Watershed at Hillsdale, Portland, Oregon
Additional Resources
Notes
Index