Metropolitan Sustainability

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Redevelopment of brownfield sites

C. De Sousa,     Ryerson University, Canada

S. Ghoshal,     McGill University, Canada

Abstract:

As cities look at ways to become more sustainable, their first step is often to wipe away marks of their unsustainable past. Remnants of over a century of industrial activity, brownfield sites provide opportunity spaces where cities can reflect on the past and reinvent a greener future. This chapter examines how brownfield redevelopment contributes to sustainability both by default and by design. It begins with a look at the scope of the problem and some of the key actions taken to manage it. This is followed by a review of some of the evidence on the contribution of brownfield redevelopment to sustainability ...