GUEST ARTICLE: Restoring an eyesore sparks revitalization in Charleston, West Virginia Australian woman dies restoring degraded land into rainforest; daughter takes over Indian man plants a forest larger than Central Park, and inspires a movie Amsterdam revives a toxic industrial eyesore into a fascinating neighborhood Tifton, Georgia’s Main Street revitalization program nominated for national award Reintroduction of endangered Spanish lynx is successful; Will the UK be next? Developers and city ask San Bernardino citizens for downtown revitalization ideas 30 years of revitalization and housing renewal in the Bronx pays off in a big way Railroad repurposed as 124-mile trail from Croatia’s coast to Bosnia’s mountains $750 million residential towers to enhance Melbourne business district Should Washington DC’s sad little Pershing Park be redesigned or renovated? Regeneration of historic Scottish shipyard “will breathe new life into the town” Milwaukee mayor calls for removal of urban dam to restore river San Diego creates new economic incentives for turning vacant land into urban farms US EPA offers tools to help landowners ecologically reuse brownfields UK & Dutch scientists develop new tool for mangrove restoration projects worldwide Toxin-dredging plan finalized for New Jersey’s Lower Passaic River restoration Caribou recovery efforts work better when indigenous communities are involved Historic Pearl Brewery is repurposed as a gorgeous hotel in San Antonio, Texas Downtown housing and live-work environments revitalize Grand Rapids, MI 15,000 volunteers plant 128,000 native trees in 17 years to reforest Lexington, Kentucky “Beer-oriented development” fuels the revitalization of downtown Buffalo, NY $500 million renovation proposed for Philadelphia’s parks and public spaces Federal infrastructure renewal must focus on revitalizing local economies Parks & heritage revitalize a city whose air, schools, transit & crime rate are all bad Massive redevelopment & riverfront parks coming if Philly builds above rail yards Will Guantánamo be repurposed into a Peace Park for marine conservation? Largest redevelopment in Missouri ($4.5 billion/16,000 jobs) revives dead mall site St. Petersburg, Florida wants to revitalize 85-acre site…with or without stadium From Runoff to ROI: The economic advantages of green infrastructure £1.7 million restoration and revitalization for historic Swanage Pier in Dorset, UK Restorative Fruit: Planting pawpaw to deliciously regenerate a city’s flood plain Community-driven regenerative agriculture is revitalizing rural Zimbabwe Green urban infrastructure revitalizes, educates, and beautifies Aquaponic Prisons: New trend revitalizes convicts’ health, spirit, & career prospects Can China revitalize its economy by restoring wetlands? St. Paul’s historic 1934 Custom House is repurposed and revitalized for $120 million An interview with the Indiana Jones of landscape restoration Successful entrepreneur relocates to help revitalize his tiny West Virginia home town Syria gets UN and Russian help restoring ancient Palmyra site destroyed by ISIS Balancing authenticity, stability, and reuse when restoring an ancient castle Good at War, Bad at Peace: U.S. wastes billions on Afghanistan reconstruction