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Brownfields, hometown democracy and development: an uneasy sustainability alliance

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2008-10-24
Title: Brownfields, hometown democracy and development: an uneasy sustainability alliance.
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Name(s): Kleeger, Jeff, creator
Comparative Studies Association
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Type of Resource: sound recording
Genre: Conference
Date Issued: 2008-10-24
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ Digital Library [digital object]
Physical Form: audio/mp3
Extent: 26 min., 52 sec.
Language(s): English
Identifier: 165268 (digitool), FADT165268 (IID)
Note(s): Brownfield restoration is an exercise in developmental sustainability because it returns to commercial interests a land resource for further development. Environmentalists support the effort because remediation is a large component. Government profits and therefore supports the process as well. As all parties take some benefit, whatever can be the problem? Jeff Kleeger teaches legal studies courses at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, Florida, and is an attorney with real estate experience. He writes on matters of property law as they relate to environmental and social concerns. This paper was presented at the Comparative Studies Association 2008 Conference: Interdisciplinarity and Environmental Sustainability.
Subject(s): Brownfields -- Law and legislation -- United States
Hazardous waste site remediation -- Law and legislation -- United States
Industrial real estate -- Environmental aspects
Urban renewal -- Environmental aspects
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/165268
Host Institution: FAU

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Title: Brownfields, hometown democracy and development: an uneasy sustainability alliance.
Name(s): Kleeger, Jeff, creator
Comparative Studies Program
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Type of Resource: mixed material
Genre: Conference
Date Issued: 2008-10-24
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Florida
Physical Form: mp3/pdf
Extent: 00:26:52 : 2 p.
Language(s): English
Identifier: 165268 (digitool), FADT165268p (IID)
Note(s): Brownfield restoration is an exercise in developmental sustainability because it returns to commercial interests a land resource for further development. Environmentalists support the effort because remediation is a large component. Government profits and therefore supports the process as well. As all parties take some benefit, whatever can be the problem? Jeff Kleeger teaches legal studies courses at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, Florida, and is an attorney with real estate experience. He writes on matters of property law as they relate to environmental and social concerns. This paper was presented at the Comparative Studies Association 2008 Conference: Interdisciplinarity and Environmental Sustainability.
Subject(s): Brownfields -- Law and legislation -- United States
Hazardous waste site remediation -- Law and legislation -- United States
Industrial real estate -- Environmental aspects
Urban renewal -- Environmental aspects
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT165268p
Host Institution: FAU

In Collections