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Sustainability can be likened to the term “Rashomon effect,” from the 1950 Japanese film of the same name, which suggests that the truth of a situation can
be difficult to ascertain because of conflicting stories from different
witnesses or participants. Despite these challenges though, many involved in
the pursuit of a united sustainable state see a future with possibilities and
work diligently to join the complicated puzzle pieces to reach a state more
sustainable than the one that exists today.
Though many definitions of sustainability exist, it is difficult to pinpoint
just one that clearly depicts a sustainable state or the many pieces or paths
that get us there. The 1987 Bruntland Report defined sustainable development as
“meet[ing] the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.”1 While it is widely accepted, it is not very operational.
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With the Washington budget showing no signs of a quick-and-easy resolution, federal brownfields programs are unlikely to get much of …
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Brownfields and crop development—for the express intent of producing foods—are concepts that have always been strange bedfellows. Mutually exclusive. An…
At this abandoned, blighted factory—consisting of 187,227 square feet in 21 different structures on 13.5 acres in the three…
PROJECT GOAL: To revitalize land that had been sitting idle for years by putting the property back into productive…
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William Murdock Columbus
Director, Urban Development Division, Ohio Dept. of Development
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Mike Purzycki New Castle
Executive Director, State of Delaware, Wilmington Riverfront Redevelop
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Brownfield Stateside Report
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In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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A property located on a bank of the East River and in a densely developed residential and commercial area, had its work cut out for it from an environmental remediation standpoint. The mission was to clean up the land and ultimately make one puzzle piece to a larger urban revitalization project that would be redeveloped as a public library and park ranger station.
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