Brownfields revitalization and affordable housing : an evaluation of inclusionary models of brownfield redevelopment in Oakland, California

dc.contributor.advisorSletto, Bjørn
dc.creatorViolet, Carla Marieen
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-25T21:39:06Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:38:59Z
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:38:59Z
dc.date.issued2013-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2013en
dc.date.updated2013-11-25T21:39:07Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractBrownfield redevelopment is called upon to remedy damaged ecological, economic, and social conditions due to contamination from prior land use(s). It can be utilized as a means for revitalizing low-income neighborhoods and communities of color that have suffered from years of economic disinvestment and a polluted environment. Critics of brownfield redevelopment in low-income neighborhoods argue that this form of revitalization can backfire when property values and rental prices rise and existing residents are pushed out. The City of Oakland has demonstrated a form of inclusionary brownfield redevelopment that incorporates housing that is affordable to existing residents in the area and thus avoiding the form of exclusionary housing witnessed in other cases of brownfield redevelopment in central cities. This report builds on the hypothesis that inclusionary brownfield redevelopments in Oakland can serve as a model approach for other cities in preventing displacement of lower income, residents of color through gentrification.en
dc.description.departmentCommunity and Regional Planningen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/22459en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectBrownfield redevelopmenten
dc.subjectAffordable housingen
dc.subjectBrownfields revitalizationen
dc.subjectGentrificationen
dc.subjectJust sustainabilityen
dc.subjectOaklanden
dc.titleBrownfields revitalization and affordable housing : an evaluation of inclusionary models of brownfield redevelopment in Oakland, Californiaen

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