Assessing London, Ontario's brownfield redevelopment effort to promote urban intensification

Hayek, Michael; Arku, Godwin; Gilliland, Jason A.

doi:10.1080/13549831003677712

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“…This process often relates to brownfield development and infill schemes. Brownfield development is the conversion to residential uses of vacant or underutilised locations within the city, generally former industrial or commercial properties (Hayek, Arku, & Gilliland, 2010;Tomalty & Alexander, 2005). Infill means that small open parcels within urban areas are developed for residential uses, thus increasing urban densities (UTF, 2005).…”

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Residential density change: Densification and urban expansion

Broitman

Koomen

2015

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

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Residential density change: Densification and urban expansion

Broitman

Koomen

2015

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

125

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“…Yet even for smaller sites where conversion costs may not on the surface appear forbidding, the case for remediating land is often complicated by, inter alia, fragmentation of available plots, complex landownership, contested liabilities, poorly-understood tax regimes and the declining property values encountered during periods of recession (McGrath, 2000;Adams et al, 2002;Dixon et al, 2013;Leger et al, 2016). Although detailed analyses of the priorities of planning policies for remediating land lie beyond the scope of this paper (see Nijkamp et al, 2002;Genske, 2003;Dixon, 2006;Dixon et al, 2007;Hayek et al, 2010;Schädler et al, 2011;Hou and Al-Tabbaa, 2014;De Sousa, 2017;Smith, 2017), generally three considerations can shift the balance of judgement in favour of its use. The first is the presence of noteworthy industrial heritage (e.g.…”

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Land remediation, event spaces and the pursuit of Olympic legacy

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2020

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This paper explores the links between remediating land for Olympic event spaces and the pursuit of legacy. In particular, it considers ways in which redevelopment of the sizeable spaces prepared for staging the event take their place in broader strategies intended to bring long-term benefits to the host city and society in order to compensate for the costs and inconvenience originally incurred in hosting the Games. There are six main sections. The first analyses the diverse nature of brownfield land and highlights salient characteristics of its remediation for use in urban regeneration. The second supplies background to Olympic legacy and indicates the importance of the changing climate of ideas in understanding the formulation of legacy over the past two decades. The third section documents the role of remediation as an option employed recently by Games' organisers when needing to find spaces of suitable size to stage the Olympics, noting how choosing remediation ab initio involves commitment to legacy. The fourth and fifth parts analyse approaches to implementing remediation, with respect to the key event spaces for two of the twenty-first century's Summer Games: Homebush Bay, which housed the Olympic Park for Sydney 2000; and the Lower Lea Valley, which served the same function for London 2012. The final section provides commentary on the wider narratives of transformation associated with deployment of remediated sites for Olympic event spaces and indicates the significance of the values that have underpinned those narratives.

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“…Many municipalities were amalgamated in the 1990s as a result of provincial legislation that centralized development approvals and incentivized compact development (Vojnovic & Poel, 2000). Further intensification has been aided by historically low crime and unemployment rates, which help create a favorable environment for compact development (Hayek, Arku, & Gilliland, 2010;Ontario Court of Justice, 2011). As a result, public transportation operates relatively effectively (bus service is available in every neighborhood) and basic goods and services are available in most neighborhoods.…”

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An Economic Impact Comparative Analysis of Farmers' Markets in Michigan and Ontario

Sadler

Clark

Gilliland

2013

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Farmers' markets play a vital role in local economic development by providing a site for local and small business incubation, creating an economic multiplier effect to neighboring businesses, and recycling customer dollars within the community. While several studies have evaluated characteristics of farmers' markets within single metropolitan areas, few have compared the impact of multiple markets in socioeconomically contrasting regions.This research compares shopping habits and economic impacts of customers at farmers' markets in two North American cities: Flint, Michigan, and London, Ontario. Overall, 895 market visitors completed surveys. We conducted statistical and spatial analyses to identify differences between these markets. Though geographically proximate and similar in metropolitan size, the two cities differ greatly in recent economic development, social vitality, and public health indicators. The objectives of this article are to quantify the impact that each market has on its local economy and contextualize these impacts in light of the place-specific attributes of each market.Results indicate that customers come from a mix of urban and suburban locations, but that key urban areas do not draw a substantial share of

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Assessing London, Ontario's brownfield redevelopment effort to promote urban intensification

Cited by 21 publications

References 24 publications

Residential density change: Densification and urban expansion

Residential density change: Densification and urban expansion

Land remediation, event spaces and the pursuit of Olympic legacy

An Economic Impact Comparative Analysis of Farmers' Markets in Michigan and Ontario

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