The current study examines news reports of land reuseactivities, published between July 2001 and June 2002. The coveragewas found to encompass 428 specific land reuse programs involvingat least 160,000 acres, or 224 square miles of property in 43states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This compares with 346 projects covering 112,000 acres reportedin a similar study the previous year.
Concerns about urban sprawl, job creation and cleaning uppolluted properties are giving brownfields redevelopment momentum,according to the report. "National legislation, new financialincentives and more government and public support continue to pushland recycling activities to new levels," the report says.
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