Mapping the void : brownfield inventories by local governments

....................... 3 Acknowledgements ......................................................... 5 The Industrial Void................................................................................................. 9 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Brownfields*.............................13 The Birth of Brownfields: Industrial Waste, Superfund and Liability ...................... 13 The Velvet Claw: Regulatory Force and Development Incentives ........................... 19 Brownfields and the Chronic Wasting of Neighborhoods .................................... . 25 Brownfield Inventories in Practice ...................................... 29 Of Mandates and Muddling .................................................................................... 29 Kenton County Land Recycling Program................ ............. 33 Renew Alabama: An Alabama Redevelopment Database................................ 40 N ew Jersey Site M art .................................................................. ............................ 50 The Shift from Inventories to Plans: Analysis and Recommendations ................... 65 Inventory Lessons ..................................................................... .............................. 65 A Process Outline .................................................... 81 A Need for New Resources........................................................................................... 85 C onclusion .................................................................................................................... 86 Appendix A: Interview Template ............................................................ .................. 88 Works Cited ................................................................................................................... 91