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Abstract: In spite of the amount of urban development that followed the Fall of the Wall, Berlin's urban landscape has remained filled with a large amount of "voids" and disused sites, which have g...
This article focuses on the cost of police services that are associated with vacant properties, specifically in relation to Baltimore, MD. Winthrop, Bob, and Rebecca Herr. "Determi...
"Urban Ecology: Detroit and Beyond" compiles projects by the International Center for Urban Ecology (iCUE). Essays on Detroit and several other troubled cities are combined with non-urban and anti...
This article reviews the potential for brownfield sites to become the center of greening strategies for cities, including the creation of parks, playgrounds and trails. Ten brownfield- to - green ...
Abstract: This paper analyzes the role of social capital and Community Development Corporations (CDCs) in Cincinnati's inner-suburbs as tools to combat suburban decline. Building off of previous re...
In this paper, shrinking cities refer to cities that have experienced decades-long sustained population loss and, in the United States, those that continued to lose population through the 2000s. Of...
Abstract: Vacant and abandoned properties are not only an urban ill troubling shrinking industrial cities in the United States, they are also a problem facing many growing urban areas as new develo...
Abstract: Many cities around the country combat increases in abandoned properties, as these properties often become an eyesore in urban landscape. In particular, old industrial cities where a large...
Farris, J. Terrence. "Evolution from Urban Renewal to Community Development- Implications for Shrinking Cities." Paper to be presented at the annual conference for the Association of Collegiate S...
Kim, Joongsub. "Role of Contemporary Urbanisms in a Shrinking Cities Syndrome." Paper to be presented at the annual conference for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Salt Lake Cit...
Vidal, Avis. "Can Anchor Institutions Save Midtown Detroit: Early Evidence from '15x 15' Initiative." Paper to be presented at the annual conference for the Association of Collegiate Schools of P...
Nasar, Jack, Victoria Morckel, and Jennifer Cowley. “Save that House! An Examination of Demolition Ordinance.” Paper to be presented at the annual conference for the Assoc...
Abstract: EPA's RE-Powering America initiative, DOE's Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy programs and HUD's Sustainable Communities efforts all are directed toward altering energy usage and/or gene...
Abstract: "Buffalo is among the cities with the highest vacancy rates in the US. Between 2000 and 2009, the number of tax foreclosure properties at the City's tax auction (in rem) increased. By 200...
This book presents twenty brownfield case studies that exemplify the economic benefits of brownfield reuse. Pepper, Edith M. Lessons from the Field: Unlocking Economic Potential with an Environmen...
The book presents the opportunities and provides case studies of greyfields, including abandoned regional centers and malls that have been put into productive reuse through creative design. Sobel,...
"This paper was prepared pursuant to a Cooperative Agreement between the Economic Development Administration and The E.P. Systems Group, Inc. for a "Review of Economic Development Literature and Pr...
The report discusses the usefulness of land use controls (LUCs) in brownfield cleanup and redevelopment, including state/ federal regulation, and methods that local governments are adopting to succ...
This report focuses on the various Brownfields Showcase Communities, highlighting the specific and more universal challenges that the communities faced when implementing the program. Many authors....
Abstract: "Whether they are growing, shrinking, or just standing their ground, cities throughout the United States are looking for ways to reinvent and reinvigorate their urban landscapes. More and...
