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An Opportunity for Maryland to Get Solar Siting Right
Abell Report Volume 32, Number 7, September 2019by: Dru Schmidt-PerkinsThis report is designed to help state officials and policy advocates in Maryland understand opportunities to encourage solar development after the passage of the Clean Energy Jobs Act. -
The Quiet Revolution Goes West: The Oregon Planning Program 1961–2011
John Marshall Law Review, 45(2): 357-395, 2012by: Edward SullivanThis article explores the development of the Quiet Revolution in Land Use Control and examines the role of the state in land use controls, specifically in Oregon between 1961-2011. -
Lake County, IL, Solar Energy Task Force Model Ordinance
2019This model ordinance provides a template to help municipal planners in Lake County, Illinois, draft land-use and development regulations that permit solar development at different scales and in different land-use contexts. -
York County, PA, Solar Energy Systems Model Ordinance
2018This model ordinance provides a template to help municipal planners in York County, Pennsylvania, draft land-use and development regulations that permit solar development at different scales and in different contexts. -
York County, SC, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 2020The county's zoning code permits solar energy systems as a principal use in agricultural zoning districts -
Recommendations for Utility-Scale Solar Developers: Best Practices for Land Use and Zoning Project Approval
March 2018by: Maggie ClarkThis briefing paper is designed to help solar developers in North Carolina and Virginia plan and implement large-scale solar projects. -
The Effect of Mandated Planning on Plan Quality: A Fresh Look at What Makes "A Good Plan"
Journal of the American Planning Association, 77(4): 338-353, 2011by: Gene Bunnell, Edward Jepson Jr.This article belongs to the Comprehensive Planning and Planning and Zoning Enabling Laws collections. -
The Quiet Revolution Revived: Sustainable Design, Land Use Regulation, and the States
Environmental Law Reporter, 40: 10733-10748, 2010by: Sara BroningThis article discusses the need for a resurgence of the principles of the Quiet Revolution that could positively affect environmental impacts in state planning for land-use. -
Community Actions that Drive Brownfields Redevelopment
June 2019This guide is designed to help communities plan and implement successful brownfield redevelopment projects. -
Climate Smart Brownfields Manual
December 2016This guide is designed to help communities plan and implement brownfields redevelopment projects that promote climate resilience. -
Air and Water Quality Impacts of Brownfields Redevelopment
April 2011This report compares five brownfield and infill development projects to comparable greenfield development projects. -
Brownfields Financing Resource Center
Updated 2020This clearinghouse provides information on state, local, and national brownfield funding programs. -
Brownfield Revitalization in Climate-Vulnerable Areas
January 2016This USEPA report offers insights into the unique challenges and opportunities of brownfield redevelopment in climate-vulnerable areas. -
Beyond Natural and Economic Impacts: A Model for Social Impact Assessment of Brownfields Development Programs and a Case Study of Northeast Wilmington, Delaware
April 2011This report applies a model of brownfield redevelopment the authors refer to as a social impact assessment (SIA). -
Building Vibrant Communities: Community Benefits of Land Revitalization
October 2009This report reviews brownfield projects from across the country. -
Financing Mechanisms for Addressing Remediation of Site Contamination
October 2014This report was commissioned by the World Bank to examine financing options for brownfield redevelopment projects. -
Recycling America’s Land: A National Report on Brownfields Redevelopment
May 2006This report provides results from a national survey of cities on their experiences with brownfields redevelopment. -
Connecting Smart Growth and Brownfields Redevelopment
November 2006This report contextualizes brownfields redevelopment against the backdrop of wider “smart growth” policies. -
Cleaning Up Brownfields Under State Response Programs – Getting to “No Further Action”
August 2016This report summarizes state responses to brownfields redevelopment. -
Unlocking Brownfields: Keys to Community Revitalization
2005by: Matt Ward, Charlie Bartsch, Ken BrownThis report charts progress on brownfield redevelopment at the national level. -
The Environmental and Economic Impact of Brownfield Redevelopment
July 2008by: Evans Paull, AICPThis report examines the quantifiable effects of brownfields redevelopment. -
The Value of Brownfield Remediation
July 2014by: Kevin Haninger, Lala Ma, Christopher TimminsThis report estimates the value of brownfield remediation projects. -
Tribal Brownfields and Response Programs Respecting Our Land, Revitalizing Our Communities
December 2014This report explores brownfield redevelopment in tribal communities. -
Squaring the Circle on Sprawl: What More Can We Do? Progress Toward Sustainable Land Use in the States
Widener Law Journal, 16(3): 787-837, 2007by: Patricia SalkinThis article discusses how the Smart Growth model in state planning could be the second wave of the Quiet Revolution for land-use and environmental law. -
Implementing Stormwater Infiltration Practices at Vacant Parcels and Brownfield Sites
July 2013This briefing paper examines brownfields redevelopment and groundwater infiltration. -
Community Transformation Through Brownfields Redevelopment
2017This briefing paper examines the positive effects of brownfield redevelopment on communities. -
Proposal to Remove Barriers to Local Governments Addressing Mothballed Brownfield Sites
2012This briefing paper outlines a variety of laws and regulations that encourage or discourage brownfields redevelopment. -
Implementation of the APA Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook: Beginning to Benchmark Success
Real Estate Law Journal, 33: 339-349, 2004by: Patricia SalkinThis article reviews the success of state reform for land-use when states implement the models from the Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook. -
Legislating Growth Management: Power, Politics, and Planning
Journal of the American Planning Association, 69(4): 368-380, 2008by: Elisabeth HaminThis article examines Iowa’s smart growth management legislation in the late 1990s. -
Sustainable Water Management on Brownfield Sites
October 2012by: Ryan FenwickThis short guide provides information on green stormwater infrastructure development on brownfield sites. -
Redeveloping Brownfield Sites
2012This briefing paper contains guidance on planning for brownfield redevelopment. -
Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program
August 2008This briefing paper outlines how community leaders can create a local revolving loan fund for brownfields redevelopment. -
A Citizen's Guide to Phytoremediation
September 2012This fact sheet is a two-page guide to phytoremediation. -
The Legislative Requirement that Zoning and Land Use Controls Be Consistent with an Independently Adopted Local Comprehensive Plan: A Model Statute
Washington Journal of Law & Policy, 3(295): 295-322, 2000by: Stuart Meck, FAICPThis article explores the consistency requirement between state regulated zoning ordinances and comprehensive plans. -
From Quiet Revolution to Smart Growth: State Growth Management Programs, 1960 to 1999
Journal of Planning Literature, 14(2): 266-337, 1999by: Jerry Weitz, FAICPThis article explores the history of state growth management programs by reviewing annotated literature to better understand the states that are primarily considered growth management states. -
Model Comprehensive Planning Legislation for Louisiana
Loyola Law Review, 49(917): 1-37, 2003by: Stephen Villavaso, FAICP, Johanna Lundgren, AICPThis article analyzes the statutes and case law for Louisiana's land-use planning. -
Environmental Contaminants Often Found at Brownfield Sites
September 2019This fact sheet explains a variety of the most common contaminants of brownfield sites, outlining common origins and potential health risks. -
Assessing Brownfield Sites
June 2020This fact sheet examines the common steps of identifying and assessing brownfields. -
The Quiet Revolution Revisited
Journal of the American Planning Association, 46(2): 135-144, 1980by: David Callies, FAICPThis article reviews how the balance between federal, state, and local authority over land-use decision-making changed in the decade following the publication of the Quiet Revolution. -
Eight State-Sponsored Growth Management Programs: A Comparative Analysis
Journal of the American Planning Association, 58(4): 425-439, 1992by: Dennis GaleThis article compares eight state local or local-regional growth management programs. -
RE-Powering America’s Land Potential Advantages of Reusing Potentially Contaminated Land for Renewable Energy
July 2012This fact sheet highlights the benefits of using potentially contaminated land (brownfields, superfund sites, etc.) for renewable energy development. -
Site Reuse Assessment
November 2018This factsheet gives an overview of brownfield site reuse assessments. -
An Indicator Framework to Measure the Effects of Brownfield Redevelopment on Public Health
Journal of Environmental Health, July/August, 2013by: Laurel Berman, Tina ForresterThis article describes a method for assessing the health impacts of brownfields redevelopment projects. -
Brownfields Development: From Individual Sites to Smart Growth
Environmental Law Review, Volume 39, Issue 4, 2009by: Joel EisenThis article highlights the central role that brownfields redevelopment can play in cities' pursuit of "smart growth." -
Nature Based Solutions for Contaminated Land Remediation and Brownfield Redevelopment in Cities: A Review
Science of The Total Environment, 663, 2019by: Cedo Maksimovic, Niall Kirkwood, Yinan SongThis article examines the impact of nature-based solutions like phytoremediation and compares them to chemical and mechanical remediation. -
Deconstructing to Redevelop: A Sustainable Alternative to Mechanical Demolition: The Economics of Density Development Finance and Pro Formas
Journal of the American Planning Association, Volume 72, Issue 2, 2006by: Nancey Leigh, FAICP, Lynn PattersonThis article reviews strategies for sustainable development. -
Devolving Superfund to Main Street: Avenues for Local Community Involvement
Journal of the American Planning Association, Volume 67, Issue 3, 2001by: Kris WernstedtThis article examines the state of Superfund remediation. -
Lessons from Private Sector Brownfield Redevelopers
Journal of the American Planning Association, 2000, 66:1by: Peter Meyer, Thomas LyonsThis article reports the results of a survey of private sector developers working to redevelop brownfield sites. -
Environmental Justice Implications of Brownfield Redevelopment in the United States
Society and Natural Resources, 2011by: Paul Mohai, Sangyun LeeThis article assesses the environmental justice implications of brownfield redevelopment. -
Who Zones? Mapping Land-Use Authority across the US
Who Zones? Mapping Land-Use Authority across the US, December 9, 2019by: Lydia LoThis blog post discusses where local zoning authority is enacted across the United States.