GUEST ARTICLE – Capital Gains: Real return on investment in restoring our waters Join Storm Cunningham for a revitalizing Cuban bamboo adventure – June 21-28, 2017 A 10-year, $458 million renovation is proposed for England’s Buckingham Palace Regenerative grazing restores soil health and plant biodiversity in Basque country Developer to cooperate with Cardiff, Wales on revitalizing 33 derelict riverfront acres Redevelopment of Mumbai’s historic Dhobi Ghat slums gets public consent How refugees have been revitalizing long-depressed American cities Regeneration, reuse, and other “re” words define the future of cities worldwide Hammond, Louisiana leader: Revitalization strategy must not just beautify mistakes Restoring degraded drylands and growing resilient communities in Kenya Agroforestry can boost storm resilience and revitalize rural communities in Haiti 10 more Detroit parks & playgrounds are renovated: 30 to go in $12 million effort Chicago revitalization program offers 4000 vacant lots to residents for $1 each Two firms win €30 million restoration and revitalization of Madrid’s Hall of Realms Non-profit’s restoration projects bring wildlife back to long-dead Chicago River New retail can revitalize neighborhoods, if strategically placed and timed Pennsylvania gives $3 million to help clean and redevelop toxic Westinghouse site Ayr, Scotland reveals revitalization plan to rid historic riverside of ugly 1960’s blight Large-scale land restoration is essential to boosting health, wealth, & world peace Rome’s 2800-year-old Circus Maximus reopens to public after restoration Man wins $650,000 “Genius Grant” for revitalizing Miami tribe’s dying language “Amazing” ecological restoration of beach in Washington removes bad engineering Philadelphia receives $100 million donation to revitalize its public spaces “Restoration Economy” revives farms, pollinators and jobs in Arizona Historic Italian Embassy in Washington, DC to be repurposed as luxury apartments 2 African-American communities get green, resilient, crowdfunded revitalization Obama signs Executive Order creating federal Community Solutions Council East Timor villages revitalize rural economies while sequestering carbon Endangered seabirds recover after pests eliminated from remote Pacific island This 100% renewable energy city revitalized via local businesses and local food Railroad is repurposed into a revitalizing regional connector for Michigan counties IUCN launches portal for global forest landscape restoration The Niagara River’s ecological comeback story is “like Jurassic Park” University students help restore Hampton River (Virginia) by restoring oysters Metal-eating plants can help restore ecologically damaged mining sites Community-led revitalization of historic neighborhoods takes hold in Athens How cities restore urban wildlife habitat and waterways while reducing expenses Revitalizing the Los Angeles Arts District via creative reuse of old buildings & sites Melbourne chooses green post-industrial land redevelopment over sprawl How repurposing some old bridge piers can equitably revitalize Anacostia (DC) Akron, Ohio reveals its strategic plan & partnership for revitalizing downtown California helps San Francisco restore and reuse its historic 1874 Old Mint building Scotland restores beavers to “native species” status after 400-year absence Coal mining lawsuit could set precedent, unleashing $billions for restoration Couple renovates building into pay-what-you-can cafe to revitalize downtown
