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Creating public assets from brownfields: A comparison of policies and practices in the United States and Germany
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
11
(1),
60-78
(2017)
Abstract
Brownfield redevelopment is a major urban issue on a global platform. As older industrial sectors give way to new clean and green industries, the physical remnants of older industrialised areas need to be addressed. Brownfields have the potential of being change agents in communities as they move from being industrial ruins to adaptive reuse or open spaces. This paper explores how brownfields can become public assets and how polices and regulations in two continents promote, hinder or challenge this transformation.
Keywords: brownfields; urban regeneration; public finance; partnerships; policy and governance
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Author's Biography
Zeenat Kotval-K is an assistant professor of Urban and Regional Planning at Michigan State University. Her research interests include urban revitalisation, transportation policy and health and food systems.
Cassi Meitl has a masters degree in Urban Planning from MSU and was the research assistant for this article.
Zenia Kotval PhD, FAICP, is a professor of Urban Planning at MSU and her research focuses on urban revitalisation, brownfield redevelopment and economic policy.
