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Brownfields

Anatomy of Brownfields Redevelopment

Guide explains the real estate process for cleaning up and redeveloping one or more brownfields sites, including:

Opportunities and Risks Specific to Brownfields Redevelopment
Typical Brownfields Redevelopment Scenarios
Three Stages of the Brownfields Redevelopment Process
Paying for Brownfields Redevelopment
Critical Players in Brownfields Real Estate Development
Two Brownfields Redevelopment Case Studies

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Anatomy of Brownfields Redevelopment (PDF)(14 pp, 4 MB, 2019, epa-560-f-19-012)