Categories: Contaminated Properties, Brownfield Redevelopment

Redeveloping derelict and underused historic city areas: evidence from a survey of real estate developers

By CostBenefit on Mar 1, 2010 | In Land, Contaminated Properties, Europe, Real Estate Construction Housing, Brownfield Redevelopment, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Abstract: Are economic incentives and regulatory relief useful tools for encouraging reuse of abandoned or under-utilised urban sites with historic buildings? Answering this question is of key importance for many European cities and for older US cities,… more »

Aviva, Zurich May Face New Asbestos ‘Spiral’ in U.K.

By CostBenefit on Feb 9, 2010 | In Air, Contaminated Properties, Legal, Fines, U.S., U.K., Europe, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Asbestos, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Contamination Cost | Send feedback »

... Ernie Terry, 72, was diagnosed with pleural plaques six years ago, nearly 40 years after he left a job as an engineer on board cargo ships with machinery cased in asbestos. While the condition is typically symptomless, as many as one in 10 sufferers… more »

Largest Environmental Bankruptcy in U.S. History Will Result in Payment of $1.79 Billion Towards Environmental Cleanup & Restoration: Largest Recovery of Money for Hazardous Waste Clean Up Ever

By CostBenefit on Jan 18, 2010 | In Land + Water, Contaminated Properties, Legal, Fines, Government Report, U.S., Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Contamination Cost, Press Release (May be biased) | Send feedback »

As a result of the largest environmental bankruptcy in U.S. history, $1.79 billion has been paid to fund environmental cleanup and restoration under a bankruptcy reorganization of American Smelting and Refining Company LLC (ASARCO), the Justice Departmen… more »

Rates of Time Preferences for Saving Lives in the Hazardous Waste Site Context

By CostBenefit on Nov 14, 2009 | In General, Contaminated Properties, Europe, Academic Study/Journal Article, Hazardous Waste, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Summary: What is the rate at which people discount future lives saved? The answer to this question has important implications when comparing policies on the grounds of cost per life saved, especially in the context of hazardous waste site remediation, wh… more »

High-Voltage Transmission Lines: Proximity, Visibility, and Encumbrance Effects

By CostBenefit on Nov 9, 2009 | In General, Contaminated Properties, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Massachusetts, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits | Send feedback »

Volume 77, Issue 3; Summer, 2009; pages 227-246Abstract: In this study, over 1,200 home sales in 1998-2007 are aggregated into four study areas with a 345-kV transmission line. Field data are collected on the sale properties relative to proximity to an… more »
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