Sustainable Brownfield Development : Building a Sustainable Future on Sites of Our Polluting Past

La 4ème de couv. indique : "While industrial and chemical innovations have contributed extensively to human advancement, the darker part of their legacy has been the hundreds of thousands of polluted sites left behind. Governments at all levels have rallied to support the remediation and reuse of these land resources and put many of the nation's brownfields back into productive use. This book presents two dozen brownfield projects in the United States that have incorporated sustainability, highlighting project features, best management practices, and lessons from the field regarding the underlying policies and practices that enabled these projects to be completed or, in some cases, stalled, altered or abandoned. The case studies represent an array of brownfield projects that aimed to go beyond conventional practice and include a range and variety of end uses (e.g., corner gas stations, industrial, office, residential, brightfields, green space, mixed-use, and transit-oriented developments). The cases investigate site histories, planning and development and examine sustainability characteristics to understand how projects overcame the barriers to brownfield reuse and the implementation of sustainability features and derive a series of lessons learned, including innovative policies, programs, and/or funding mechanisms that helped make these projects work. Sustainable Brownfield Development will be of interest to developers, planners, consultants and community representatives interested in environmental policy, urban planning, community development, ecological restoration, economic development, and parks planning by providing direction and inspiration for those eager to erase the blight of the past and build a more sustainable future." La 4ème de couv. indique : "While industrial and chemical innovations have contributed extensively to human advancement, the darker part of their legacy has been the hundreds of thousands of polluted sites left behind. Governments at all levels have rallied to support the remediation and reuse of these land resources and put many of the nation's brownfields back into productive use. This book presents two dozen brownfield projects in the United States that have incorporated sustainability, highlighting project features, best management practices, and lessons from the field regarding the underlying policies and practices that enabled these projects to be completed or, in some cases, stalled, altered or abandoned. The case studies represent an array of brownfield projects that aimed to go beyond conventional practice and include a range and variety of end uses (e.g., corner gas stations, industrial, office, residential, brightfields, green space, mixed-use, and transit-oriented developments). The cases investigate site histories, planning and development and examine sustainability characteristics to understand how projects overcame the barriers to brownfield reuse and the implementation of sustainability features and derive a series of lessons learned, including innovative policies, programs, and/or funding mechanisms that helped make these projects work. Sustainable Brownfield Development will be of interest to developers, planners, consultants and community representatives interested in environmental policy, urban planning, community development, ecological restoration, economic development, and parks planning by providing direction and inspiration for those eager to erase the blight of the past and build a more sustainable future." "While industrial and chemical innovations have contributed extensively to human advancement, the darker part of their legacy has been the hundreds of thousands of polluted sites left behind. Governments at all levels have rallied to support the remediation and reuse of these land resources and put many of the nation's brownfields back into productive use. This book presents two dozen brownfield projects in the United States that have incorporated sustainability, highlighting project features, best management practices, and lessons from the field regarding the underlying policies and practices that enabled these projects to be completed or, in some cases, stalled, altered or abandoned. The case studies represent an array of brownfield projects that aimed to go beyond conventional practice and include a range and variety of end uses (e.g., corner gas stations, industrial, office, residential, bright fields, green space, mixed-use and transit-oriented developments). The cases investigate site histories, planning, development and examine sustainability characteristics to understand how projects overcame the barriers to brownfield reuse and the implementation of sustainability features and derive a series of lessons learned, including innovative policies, programs, and/or funding mechanisms that helped make these projects work. Sustainable Brownfield Development will be of interest to developers, planners, consultants and community representatives interested in environmental policy, urban planning, community development, ecological restoration, economic development, and parks planning by providing direction and inspiration for those eager to erase the blight of the past and build a more sustainable future"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments 1 Brownfields Background Introduction Brownfields 101 Outcomes and Expectations References 2 Sustainability and Brownfields Introduction Sustainable Development References 3 Industrial and Commercial Redevelopment The Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT) Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley References 4 Office Redevelopment Montgomery Park, Baltimore, Maryland Heifer International, Little Rock, Arkansas References 5 Residential Redevelopment Artspace Commons, Salt Lake City, Utah Anvil Mountain, Silverton, Colorado References 6 Green and Community Space Redevelopment Moran Plant, Burlington, Vermont Elmhurst Park, New York City Freshkills Park, New York City James & Maria Luisa Haynes Recreation Center at Chacon Creek, Laredo, Texas Allen-Morrison Pilot, Lynchburg, Virginia References 7 Corner Gas Station brownfields June Key Delta Community Center, Portland, Oregon Tabor Commons, Portland, Oregon Green Avenue, Greenville, South Carolina References 8 Main Streets, Neighborhoods, and Towns Focus: HOPE, Detroit, Michigan Samoa Town/Humboldt County, California Jackson Square Redevelopment Initiative, Boston, Massachusetts Commercial Street Historic District, Springfield, Missouri References 9 Mixed-Use Complete Communities Atlantic Station, Atlanta, Georgia South Waterfront, Portland, Oregon Langdale and Riverdale Mills, City of Valley, Alabama The Waterfront, Allentown, Pennsylvania References 10 Brightfields Brockton Brightfield, Brockton, Massachusetts Holmes Road/Sunnyside Landfill, Houston, Texas References 11 Project Characteristics and Lessons Learned Reference Index