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Brownfields Redevelopment
Case Studies and Concepts
in Community Revitalization
Edited by Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III,
Tad McGalliard and Ignacio Dayrit
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina
Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Names: Gonzalez, Joaquin Jay, III, editor. |
McGalliard, Tad, editor. | Dayrit, Ignacio, editor.
Title: Brownfields redevelopment : case studies
and concepts in community revitalization / edited by
Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, Tad McGalliard, and Ignacio Dayrit.
Description: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2021 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
♾
Identifiers: LCCN 2021032502 | ISBN 9781476683607 (paperback : acid free paper)
ISBN 9781476643021 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Urban renewal—Case studies. |
Brownfields—Case studies. | City planning—Case studies. |
Land use, Urban—Case studies. | Environmental policy—Case studies. |
BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic
Development | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Classification: LCC HT170 .B77 2021 | DDC 307.3/416—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021032502
British Library cataloguing data are available
ISBN (print) 978-1-4766-8360-7
ISBN (ebook) 978-1-4766-4302-1
© 2021 Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, Tad McGalliard and
Ignacio Dayrit. All rights reserved
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying
or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,
without permission in writing from the publisher.
Front cover: Demolition of an old hospital site in Belleville,
Illinois on November 29, 2018 (Philip Rozenski/Shutterstock)
Printed in the United States of America
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640
www.mcfarlandpub.com
Jay dedicates this book to Jojo, brother and best friend.
Tad dedicates this book to Sharon and Thomas.
Ignacio dedicates this book to Eleanor, Camilla and Teresa.
And in remembrance of Charles Bartsch (1951–2018),
the father of brownfields.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful for the support of the Mayor George Christopher Professorship at
Golden Gate University as well as GGU’s Pi Alpha Alpha Chapter and the ICMA Student
Chapter. We appreciate the encouragement from our wonderful colleagues and students
at the Edward S. Ageno School of Business, the Department of Public Administration,
and the Executive MPA Program, the International City/County Management Associa-
tion (ICMA), and the Center for Creative Land Recycling.
Our heartfelt “THANK YOU!” goes to the contributors listed in the back section and
the individuals, organizations, and publishers below for granting permission to reprint the
material in this volume and the research assistance. They all expressed support for prac-
tical research and information sharing that benefits our citizens, communities, and cities.
Alaska Department of Environmental Michelle H ong-Gonzalez
Conservation The Montrose Group, Ohio
Cheryl Ann Bishop New York State Department of
CIII Associates Environmental Conservation
Clark Henry North Dakota Department of Environmental
Coral H. Gonzalez Quality
David J. Robinson Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
David S. Greensfelder Oregon Business Development Department
Ed Morales Oregon Department of Environmental
Environmental Law Institute Quality
Florida Department of Environmental PA Times
Protection Paul Harney
Golden Gate University Library Paula Middlebrooks
Governing Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Jay H. Dick Protection
Kaiser Health News PM Magazine
Kaitlyn Krull Rachel J ean-Baptiste
Karen Garrett Roger L. Kemp
Kate O’Brien San Francisco State University Library
Kerry Hansen Severo C. Madrona, Jr.
Kevin C. Desouza Stuart Miner
Kim Briesemeister theconversation.com
Louisiana Department of Environmental Todd S. Davis
Quality Tom Carroll
Lyn Hikida U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Marcus Humberg University of San Francisco Library
Martha Faust Washington State Department of Ecology
Mary Hashem Willis Towers Watson
Michael Hunter
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface 1
Part I. Introduction
1. City Governments and Brownfields Development
Roger L. Kemp 5
2. Overview of EPA’s Brownfields Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9
3. Redeveloping Brownfields Good for Environment and Economy
David J. Robinson 15
4. Brownfields as a Mainstream Investment
Tad McGalliard 18
5. Innovations in Environmental Remediation
Tad McGalliard 23
6. How Donald Trump Became Counties’ Best Friend and Biggest Ally
Alan Greenblatt 30
Part II. Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities
• A. Challenges and Risks •
7. Groundbreaking Environmentalism
Stephen Goldsmith 37
8. Cleaning Up Toxic Sites Shouldn’t Clear Out the Neighbors
Lindsey Dillon 40
9. Don’t Give Up on Ambitious Green Architecture
Ian Mell 43
10. Pittsburgh Steps Up
Ron Littlefield 45
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