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Community Development: Reuse of Urban Industrial Sites

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 30, 1995
Report No. RCED-95-172
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Summary:

Thousands of former industrial sites, known as "brownfields," are abandoned and possibly contaminated. Many offer potential for redevelopment, but developers have been reluctant to get involved because of far-reaching and uncertain liability imposed by federal and state liability laws. This report (1) determines what is known about the extent and nature of abandoned industrial sites in distressed urban areas and the barriers brownfield present to redevelopment and (2) provides information on federal initiatives aimed at helping communities overcome obstacles to reusing brownfield sites.

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