Brownfield Redevelopment:Strategies for Turkey through Pittsburgh case

Zusatztext

In this book it is aimed to examine the brownfields through all dimesions it is included. Brownfield redevelopment is acknowledged as one of the major tools to achieve development which is sustainable. The complex phenomenon of brownfield redevelopment requires analyzing the issue with a comprehensive perspective in relation with historical, environmental, social, economic, institutional and legal dimensions. This book tries to take a picture of brownfields redevelopment in US with particular focus on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and to determine the main obstacles in Turkey in brownfields redevelopment, the essential policies and strategies which can be transferred from Western countries experiences and the essential steps which must be taken at the early stages of deindustrialization and decentralization for Turkey.

Autorenportrait

Dr. Gökçen Kilinç Ürkmez is currently Assistant Professor at Urban and Regional Planning Department at Bursa Technical University. Her research interests include local governments, planning ethics, brownfields and urban regeneration.

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