Reversing Urban Sprawl : A Reclaimability Index Approach for Reviving Downtown Brownfields

Chrysochoou, Maria; Garrick, Norman; Segerson, Kathleen; Bagtzoglou, Amvrossios; Dahal, Geeta; Brown, Kweku T; Granda-Carvajal, Catalina

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Reversing Urban Sprawl : A Reclaimability Index Approach for Reviving Downtown Brownfields

2011-03-01
By Chrysochoou, Maria ; Garrick, Norman ; Segerson, Kathleen

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Chrysochoou, Maria ; Garrick, Norman ; Segerson, Kathleen ; Bagtzoglou, Amvrossios ; Dahal, Geeta ; Brown, Kweku T ; Granda-Carvajal, Catalina
Corporate Creators:

University of Connecticut. Center for Transportation and Livable Systems
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United States. Department of Transportation
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CTLS 08-03
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Connecticut;United States
Corporate Publisher:

Center for Transportation and Livable Systems
Abstract:

A key step to promoting urban revitalization is the reclamation of abandoned or underutilized contaminated sites, also known as brownfields. Effective brownfield redevelopment approaches require environmental, socio-economic and urban planning dimensions to be integrated into policies. The most common approach to incorporate such dimensions is to evaluate specific redevelopment projects for a single site and decision support tools have been developed for that purpose. In this study, we present a decision support tool to prioritize brownfield redevelopment options based on their location characteristics as a basis for developing redevelopment priorities. This tool incorporates and aggregates location-specific variables into three indices: socioeconomic, smart growth and environmental. Its application to the city of New Haven, Connecticut as a case study demonstrates a general prioritization scheme that can be used by urban planners and public agencies to develop strategic plans for brownfield redevelopment, incorporating funding and local considerations.
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