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Discussion Paper
Financial resources for the environment: the unsuccessful attempt to create a private financing intermediary for brownfield redevelopment projects
This paper analyzes an unsuccessful attempt to establish a financing intermediary for the development of environmentally contaminated property (commonly known as brownfields) in Pennsylvania. The proposed intermediary was entitled Financial Resources for the Environment.
Journal Article
Recycling urban vacant land inch by inch, row by row: neighbors reclaim neighborhoods
Vacant, abandoned, and contaminated properties in urban areas can provide opportunities for neighborhood transformation- even new jobs. Examples in the Northeast show that sometimes all it takes to get the ball rolling is a group of visionary gardeners.
Journal Article
The Community Reinvestment Act: a growing tool for brownfield redevelopment
It is no accident that financial institutions in the Fourth Federal Reserve District are taking a more active role in financing the redevelopment of former industrial sites, known as brownfields. Increasing demand for vacant urban land, high suburban real estate costs, concerns about sprawl, and private-market incentives are encouraging greater financial institution participation in brownfield developments. Until recently, government-funded programs drove brownfield redevelopment. That changed in 1995, when the Community Reinvestment Act was overhauled, transforming the way financial ...
Journal Article
Case study: transforming a brownfield in Baltimore