Product Description
by Rosalind Greenstein (Editor), Yesim Sungu-Eryilmaz (Editor)
This collection of essays examines underutilized, abandoned, and vacant urban land within political, economic, institutional, and policy contexts. The 11 chapters raise the essential questions: Is vacant land an opportunity or an obstacle? Are brownfields a legacy of prior industrial wealth, or of illegal and dangerous contamination? Is a land inventory vital to community needs for future growth, or the symbol of political shortsightedness? Is the reclamation of land the first step in an urban turnaround, or a giveaway of local assets?
Author Biography
Rosalind Greenstein was senior fellow and co-chair of the Department of Planning and Development at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Yesim Sungu-Eryilmaz was a research associate at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Number of Pages: 260
Dimensions: 0.9 x 9.9 x 7 IN
Publication Date: November 28, 2004
