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

Bernadette Hanlon

Chapter 5 in Handbook on Smart Growth, 2022, pp 92-109 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Geography; Sustainable Development Goals; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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