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Brownfields Redevelopment, 2005.
Examines the advantages of redeveloping brownfields sites and the obstacles facing this kind of venture.
967 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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The value of revitalizing contaminated sites, or brownfields, has gained widespread acceptance. The efforts at remediation and eventual redevelopment of these sites involve several stakeholders, since the exercise directly impacts a number of different interests. The paper shows that the key issues to be resolved for the successful rejuvenation of brownfields sites are technical, legal, financial, future land use and community issues. Satisfactory resolution of these issues results in a happy confluence of interests working together to ensure the full exploitation of these under-utilized assets. This paper fully discusses the issues and the attendant obstacles to redevelopment of brownfields sites, and examines some of the more successful approaches which have been employed.
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Abstract
Introduction
Major Issues in Brownfields Redevelopment
References
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"Liability protection ranks high on the list of concerns for potential investors, and the VCPs have responded to this obstacle. Many states offer some measure of liability protection. However, the liability assurances offered by VCPs must be in keeping with current state laws, and can only be for such activities as recognized by that state. Thus, there is always the possibility, however remote, of these guarantees being supplanted by federal law."
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The Brownfield Redevelopment, 2006.
An overview and discussion of the Brownfield re-development in Toronto and the controversy surrounding the re-development project.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 124.95
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The issue of Brownfield re-development has been one of the most significant matters to ever consume the time and attention of Toronto civic leaders. Indeed, the consensus (at least among those who closely follow the flagging fortunes of the city's waterfront) is that a failure to adequately resolve Toronto's brown field problem will do lasting harm to Canada's largest metropolitan center. In this paper, the writer explores the brown field redevelopment situation in Toronto by examining whether or not there are any differences to be found between the redeveloped condominiums built on former industrial sites and those built at other locations.
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Brownfield Remediation, 2006.
An analysis of issues in Brownfield remediation.
4,950 words (approx. 19.8 pages), 12 sources, $ 196.95
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This paper discusses the Brownfield redevelopment project in the Greater Toronto area. The paper contends that the considerable interest in Brownfield redevelopment, as seen in the prominence of such projects as the Gooderham and Worts Distillery, the redevelopment of the former Greenwood racetrack in the Beaches, and most recently the Port Lands and the Railway Lands, suggest that Brownfield redevelopment is an idea whose time has come. The paper also points out that this level of redevelopment is only occurring due to market forces as the high cost of real estate in Toronto render the cleanup costs necessary for Brownfield redevelopment acceptable to private developers. The paper then discusses and analyzes many of the issues surrounding the redevelopment of Brownfield.
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During the past two decades there has been considerable interest in brownfield redevelopment in the Greater Toronto Area. The prominence of such projects as the Gooderham and Worts Distillery, the redevelopment of the former Greenwood racetrack in the Beaches, and most recently the Port Lands and the Railway Lands appears to suggest that brownfield redevelopment is an idea whose time has come. While this level of redevelopment is undeniable, it must also be acknowledged that, in most cases, this level of redevelopment is only occurring due to market forces as the high cost of real estate in Toronto render the cleanup costs necessary for brownfield redevelopment acceptable to private developers.
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Ontario Place Redevelopment, 2002.
Examines plans for the redevelopment of Toronto's Exhibition Place, also known as Ontario Place.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper presents a plan for the redevelopment of the Exhibition Place/Ontario Place site along the Toronto waterfront. It focuses on the development of a green space corridor through the Exhibition Place site linking the city and Ontario Place.
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Community Redevelopment in Los Angeles, 1993.
Examines the demographic characteristics of the city of Los Angeles and uses this as a foundation for evaluating the performance of redevelopment activities.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, $ 71.95
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"Community Redevelopment in Los Angeles: Institutional Performance and the Reasons for Success and Failure
Background of the Problem
Any analysis of redevelopment in the city of Los Angeles must be sensitive not only to institutional performance of the Community Redevelopment Agency but also to the broader social context in which that agency operates. Robert Putnam (1993), in his most recent work, has argued persuasively that when evaluating a particular institutions performance, it is important to view its functioning as a dependent as well as an independent variable. Thus this study will conjecture that the practical performance of ..."
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Central City Redevelopment, 2002.
An overview of the concepts of urban sprawl and the rebirth of the inner city as the way of the future.
4,150 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 151.95
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This paper will further develop the concepts of urban sprawl and the rebirth of the inner city. In the final analysis, it is concluded that the future of the urban form is by no means carved in stone. There are strong and clear trends showing that increased suburbanization; i.e., urban sprawl, is in the cards. However, this will not necessarily come at the expense of the inner city. The experience of several cities in the US shows us that inner city areas, through restoration and re-development, can compete very favorably with suburban communities. Yet, there are also considerable risks and complications. This paper finds that market uncertainty and displacement are two of the most important and troublesome issues when looking at redevelopment of the inner city.
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The Brownfield Sites, 2005.
This paper discusses Brownfield sites in the U.K., a program for the reuse of property and for minimizing environmental damage.
3,170 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 91.95
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This paper explains that a Brownfield site is any land or premises which has been used previously as a building site and is not currently fully in use and can be used again as part of an environmental policy plan. The author points out that such land may be derelict land, which requires the removal of chemical waste, derelict infrastructure or instability problems, before the land can be redeveloped. The paper relates that the Brownfield system has been successful because it has opened the way for most investors while still maintaining sufficient control to force a cleanup and to assure that housing is placed where housing is needed and business property where business property is needed, according to some centralized plan rather than on an ad hoc basis as was more common in the past.
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Introduction
Availability
National Land Use Data Base Statistics: Context
Characteristics of Brownfield Sites
Stoke-on-Trent
Agency
Economic Issues
Social Policy
Physical Development
Leveraging Partners
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"One of the areas that have been redeveloped in this fashion is at Stoke-on-Trent, and analysts have examined this site and reported on the brownfield process. R.M. Ball writes specifically about recent policy pronouncements on the UK built environment so as to reinforce the importance of infrastructure, sustainable use, and brownfield
development, and he focuses directly on the issue of vacant industrial premises, or brown buildings, in the local industrial property market. Ball argues that property development is both an economic and a social process, and in both areas, Ball sees the process as an interaction between "actors" in the development process in relation to structural forces that both constrain and facilitate actors as they seek to express and realize their interests."
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The Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005.
An explanation of the Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act in Ontario, Canada.
1,644 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act which relates to lands in Ontario that have been used in the past for industrial or commercial activity. The author explains the goals and benefits that could be realized from such legislation.
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"Brownfields are lands on which industrial or commercial activity took place in the past and that may need to be cleaned up before it can be redeveloped. As a result of this, Ontario passed legislation and regulations to aid in this transition. The Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act was brought around in 2001 and focused on a variety of issues that concerned the cleanup and betterment of the environment . Things such as environmental liability, planning and financing are important factors that strengthen the resolve to redevelop contaminated areas."
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Meadowlands Xanadu Project, 2005.
A review of documents submitted for the proposed Meadowlands Xanadu Redevelopment Project at the Continental Arena Site in New Jersey.
5,593 words (approx. 22.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 135.95
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This paper presents the review done by the staff of the New Jersey Meadowlands Committee (NJMC) on the proposed Meadowlands Xanadu Redevelopment Project. The paper discusses the findings of the review, recommendations made in the review, and suggested requirements for the project, which are intended to help the developers achieve their objective of establishing a community that is in the best interests of the surrounding communities and the general public.
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""Smart growth" has captured the imaginations of citizens, planners, environmentalists, and policymakers throughout the nation. This evolving approach to land development promotes a mix of residential, commercial, and recreational uses while preserving green space and providing a variety of transportation choices. Smart growth appeals to cost-conscious communities by maximizing the use of existing infrastructure, such as highways, sewer systems and every type of public service. It also protects air and water quality by conserving undeveloped land and offering alternatives to automobile travel that reduce traffic congestion and the number of vehicle miles traveled."
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The United Arab Emirates, 2004.
A research proposal for urban and redevelopment planning in the United Arab Emirates.
4,423 words (approx. 17.7 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 116.95
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This paper contends that the changing economic climate has had various impacts on the process of urban development in the United Arab Emirates' cities. The paper presents a research proposal to assess urban development options through a case study of urban projects in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, such as Palm Island in Dubai and Lulua Island in Abu Dhabi. The conceptual framework is the regulation theory.
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Introduction
Objective
Findings of Importance
Methodology
Literature Review
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Just twenty years ago Dubai was a small trading port. The nineteenth century witnessed growth in the village when the Bani Yas tribe, in the number of around 800 individuals settled in Dubai. By the first of the 20th century Dubai had begun to witness settlers coming from Baluchistan, Iran and India due to the fact that Dubai contained 350 shops and was gaining in prosperity by this time. Dubai was said to be a "natural haven" (History of Dubai Online) for those who left Lingah, on the Persian coast. The Indian population that had made Dubai their home were active merchants and the village gained a "cosmopolitan atmosphere as well as an air of tolerance" and this began to draw more foreigners to the region. During the 1930's approximately one-fourth of the population were not native citizens or the amount of 20,000 member of the population plus, 2,000 Persians and 1,000 Baluchis."
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The Role of Non-Profit Organizations in Urban Politics, 2002.
This paper reviews the role that non-profit organizations play in urban politics, especially in decision making, urban redevelopment and social service issues.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 67.95
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The following paper examines the history of the relationship between non-profit organizations and urban politics, with reference to a review of the literature provided. In addition, a proposal is made to create a model for responsible development programs through community resident and other oversights to enable goal achievement and minimize/eliminate system abuse.
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"Urban communities rely on nonprofit organizations to provide public services, promote community partnerships, and to provide coalitions to solve a variety of problems facing urban areas. The participation of these neighborhood and city-wide association and groups helps in the planning and oversight of many municipal services.Nonprofit organizations play a very important role in urban politics. They are the way in which ordinary citizens can participate in doing charitable work, provide a form of grass-roots democracy by allowing people having similar goals to group together to have a greater voice than any one of them could have alone, and they support urban government and services in many ways the government does not have the manpower or the funds to do on its own."
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New Urbanism: A Smart Way to Grow, 2002.
This paper provides a look at the principles of New Urbanism, a land development movement designed to combat ugly urban sprawl, by redeveloping inner cities and/or making the most efficient use of open space development.
1,923 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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This paper examines the topic, New Urbanism, synonymous with the term "Smart Growth" which is a way to develop land efficiently, whether it may be a new development using open space land, or a redevelopment of a part of an inner city- called "infilling". The paper explores the ten principles that New Urbanism is guided by and gives examples of developments across the country that have used this method and prospered.
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"Small, picturesque towns like Nantucket and Savannah dot the eastern landscape of the country. These towns are the illustration of the principles America was founded upon: closeness, unity, community, and family. The neighborhoods were compact and had mixed-uses. Everything a family needed in the normal course of the week was all within walking distance. There was a town square where the townspeople met and talked. In the youth of this country small developments like these were common, however in the last 50 years America has seen development practices take a turn for the worse. The current practice of building suburbs nationwide sprang up after World War II, and development has sacrificed hundreds of thousands of acres to this practice ever since. Now the majority of U.S. citizens now live in automobile-oriented, unattractive suburbs full of strip malls and four-lane roads with four-foot sidewalks. Although this is still the norm, there is a new kind of development that is making an impact on the way communities are built. This new method, called New Urbanism or Smart Growth, has caught on in the last 20 years and is now popping up all over the country. New Urbanism is a way to combat ugly urban sprawl, replacing it instead with small, interconnected communities that are pedestrian-friendly and contain housing, work places, shops, entertainment, schools, parks, and other amenities essential to the daily lives of residents, all within easy walking distance of each other. New Urbanism involves using the principles it sets forth to fix and redevelop existing cities, called ?infilling?, as well as to create new, high-density, compact towns and villages."
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Eminent Domain, 2007.
An analysis of the case of Kelo v. City of New London to describe the concept of eminent domain.
1,165 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses the concept of eminent domain, which allows the government to take property for a lower cost, for a "greater good," such as building a highway. The paper focuses on the case of Kelo v. City of New London, in which the Supreme Court decided on June 23, 2005, that the city could take private residential property as part of a redevelopment plan.
Table of Contents:
Explanation Of "Eminent Domain"
Facts of Kelo v. City of New London
Court's Rationale In Kelo V. New London
Social Context Of Case
Conclusions
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"Kelo v. New London established that eminent domain power on the part of the government can be utilized even to encourage private developments that are beneficial to the bottom line of the city. That "bottom line" might include the increased tax revenues, but also can be interpreted to mean a more attractive neighborhood, newer buildings, or an encouragement of new businesses. Observers have criticized the ruling as giving excessive power to the government to control individual citizens' property; the fact that the decision was 5-4 demonstrates the split nature of opinion on this issue, both in the public as well as in the courts."
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Urban Development in Singapore, 2008.
A study of urban planning and development in Singapore.
3,900 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 106.95
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This paper examines Singapore as unique among the cities of the world because of its efficient urban planning given its limited land mass and a high population density. The paper starts by discussing the integrated urban development of Singapore. It first describes how the State and City Planning (SCP) Project that started way back in the 1970s evolved into the Concept Plan of 1971 and the Master Plan for Singapore. The paper then addresses various challenges to modernity and the broad parameters of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Concept Plan of 1991. It also addresses urban transportation and uses diagrams to illustrate Singapore's planning strategies. Finally, the paper concludes that the city state is regarded as a model of urban governance in terms of land use planning, which is taken seriously and implemented with relatively increased intensity of conformity.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Integrated Urban Development
Challenges to Modernity
Development of Parks and Water Bodies
Urban Transportation
Personal Viewpoint
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"With this urban planning taking shape, almost 86% of the Singapore population now resides in multi-storied residential buildings constructed by the Govt in every region of the island. It all started with conceiving of the broad master development plan for Singapore, called as the 1971 Concept plan which was designed in 1971 under the 4-year SCP Project initiated in 1967 with the support of UNDP with a forward planning of 20 years with 1992 as the target year. The plan laid down greater emphasis on the investment urgency to develop the island-wide transportation infrastructure during the very initial stage of the city development. The year 1991 witnessed taking shape of the Revised Concept Plan coupled with the Strategic Transport Plan to develop an affordable land transport network which could be able to fulfill the growing travel demand of a population that is projected to touch nearly 4 million by 2030. One of the pillars of urban development of Singapore is the successful application of advanced technologies to enhance the efficiency and upkeep of its land transportation system through an ERP system. (Fwa, 2004)"
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The EBS/EBPS Advanced Management System, 2002.
This paper analyzes the EBS/EBPS advanced management system, which was conceived to standardize, economize and effectively manage the procurement and bidding process for government entities.
3,520 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 98.95
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This paper identifies some of the causative factors, system identifiers, possible solutions, tools, and recommendations for improving, without retooling or redevelopment, the EBS/EBPS system. The author believes that the current system is too costly in time, money, and manpower despite the perceived and demonstrated inherent value to such a system. The author points out that the advent of the personal computer has reduced the drudgery and alleviated many of the error prone aspects of estimating and lists many recommendations for improving the system by using the computer.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
General Discussion of the Background of Bidding
Problematic Nature of Current (Manual) System
Scope and Limitations of EBS Studies
Methodology
Information Collection - History
Information Collection ? Process Methodology for EBPS
Applied Tools
Advanced Management Analysis Tools and Techniques
Analysis
Objectives
Enterprise Integration
Discussion
Recommendations
Appendices
Take-off Viewers
Dictionary
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"Procedures for handling IFBs (invitations for bids) are also subjective when they must be objective. The information included in the IFB must be complete and uniform for all bidders without display of preferential selection, the procedures for submitting bids must be standardized as much as possible, the requirements for opening and evaluating bids and awarding contracts must be clear and unambiguous, and two-step sealed bidding procedures must be monitored and managed uniformly across all divisions."
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