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American Governance and Public Policy series

Name: American Governance and Public Policy series
Author: Ann O’M. Bowman

Vacant Land and Urban Strategies

Ann O’M. Bowman,

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Vacant Land and Urban Strategies

Ann O’M. Bowman,

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Boon or blight? Ann Bowman and Michael Pagano define "vacant land" broadly, to include everything from brownfields (environmentally contaminated land) through trashed lots and abandoned buildings to greenspace (parks, community gardens, etc.). Terra Incognita takes a fresh look at what they believe can be the ultimate urban resource. Beyond the common studies of the influence of market forces, it explores how these areas are affected by the decisions of local governments, and then shows how vacant land can be a valuable strategic asset for localities.

Terra Incognita derives from what—until now—has been the lack of substantial information about the amount and the diversity of urban vacant land. This book is based on an unprecedented survey sent to all U.S. towns with a population greater than 50, 000, and contains data previously unavailable. Three cities were studied in greater depth for detailed case studies: the greater Phoenix and Seattle areas and Philadelphia-Camden. A number of other cities are cited frequently, including Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Oklahoma City, among many others.

Identifying the fiscal, social, and development imperatives that drive the decisions local officials make about using vacant land, Bowman and Pagano pay particular attention to the varying dynamics of sales, property, and income taxes, and conclude with a model for making strategic decisions about land use based on a city's priorities.

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Publisher

Georgetown University Press

Year

2004

ISBN

9781589014213

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Public Policy

Index

Politics & International Relations

and

the

sites

frequently

remain

vacant.

The

extent

of

the

brownfield

problem

has

led

to

federal

funding

to

assist

localities

in

the

cleanup

and

restoration

of

these

sites.

The

most

dangerous

brownfields

qualify

for

remediation

under

the

Comprehensive

Environmental

Response,

Com-

pensation,

and

Liability

Act

of

1980,

more

commonly

known

as

the

Superfund

program.

These

sites

present

significant

challenges

to

local

governments

intent

upon

the

redevelopment

and

reuse

of

the

properties.

The

Superfund

site

pictured

in

figure

1.1

is

located

in

a

dense

area

of

Camden,

New

Jersey,

where

its

presence

hinders

efforts

at

revitalization

of

other

vacant

properties

nearby.

Another

descriptive

label

for

vacant

land

is

the

acronym

TOADS

,

which

refers

to

“temporarily

obsolete,

abandoned,

or

derelict

sites.”

24

TOADS

are

of

three

varieties:

•

formerly

productive

and

valued

sites,

such

as

automobile

factories,

furniture

plants,

warehouses,

or

textile

mills

that

have

since

been

abandoned

by

their

owners;

•

formerly

productive

but

unwanted

sites

that

housed

less

desirable

activities,

such

as

slaughterhouses,

leather

tanneries,

and

paper

mills;

and

•

unused

parcels

of

overgrown

land

that

for

various

reasons

have

not

been

developed.

6

The

Different

Contexts

of

Vacant

Urban

Land

FIGURE

1.1.

Dangerous

Vacant

Land:

A

Superfund

Site

in

Camden,

New

Jersey

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
1 The Different Contexts of Vacant Urban Land
2 Cities and Vacant Land: Data and a Model
3 City Policymaking: Exploring the Land–Tax Dynamic
4 The Social Value of Vacant Land
5 The Development Potential of Vacant Land
6 Strategic Uses of Vacant Land
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Demographic, Economic, and Political Data for the Three Site-Visit Metropolitan Areas
Appendix C: Data on Vacant Land and Abandoned Structures from the Survey and Data on Population and Area from the Census
Bibliography
Index