Abstract
Remediation and reuse ofbrownfields is a hallmark of sustainable land use because the societal and economic benefits of remediating and rehabilitating an underused urban parcel are often greater than those of comparable development taking place at greenfields locations. These benefits are mentioned frequently in the large (and growing) body of brownfields literature, where brown fields redevelopment is seen as especially desirable because it meshes with the goals of the smart growth movement. However, not all brown fields redevelopment activity is "smart," for development of individual sites continues to be parcel-specific and state brownfields programs do not fully integrate well-known benchmarks of sustainable development.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2009
Recommended Citation
Joel B. Eisen, Brownfields Development: From Individual Sites to Smart Growth, in Agenda For a Sustainable America (John C. Dernbach, ed., Environmental Law Institute, 2009).