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Redevelopment and the smart growth movement: definitions, consequences, and future considerations

In: Handbook on Smart Growth

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  • Bernadette Hanlon

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Within the context of smart growth, there are at least three defining characteristics of infill development. One involves building on vacant or underutilized land within already urbanized or existing communities. A second involves the demolition and replacement of existing structures with newer ones in developed areas. A third characteristic includes the renovation of existing buildings within existing communities. Redevelopment takes places in established neighborhoods in cities and older suburbs. In this chapter, I describe in more detail these different characteristics of infill development within the context of smart growth. I then discuss the potential barriers and challenges to this kind of redevelopment. I also describe the significant consequences of this redevelopment for smart growth. I end this chapter with the ways in which suburban poverty, automobile technology, and the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic might have on the future of infill development in the United States context.

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  • Bernadette Hanlon, 2022. "Redevelopment and the smart growth movement: definitions, consequences, and future considerations," Chapters, in: Gerrit-Jan Knaap & Rebecca Lewis & Arnab Chakraborty & Katy June-Friesen (ed.), Handbook on Smart Growth, chapter 5, pages 92-109, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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