EDITORIAL: Is it appropriate to repurpose DC’s historic Carnegie Library as an Apple Store? Derelict, historic rubber factory sensitively repurposed to help revitalize Kunming, China The secret of Copenhagen’s spectacular 30-year rise from depression to revitalization A rebirth of American manufacturing arises on the revitalized Brooklyn waterfront A Kentucky county is working to transition their economic base from coal to culture Turning a top-down urban renewal debacle into citizen-led revitalization in Philadelphia $7.9 billion regeneration finally coming to abandoned airport & Olympics site in Athens An anti-littering group evolves to revitalize social harmony and environment in Jordan In Reykjavik, Iceland, 7 historic buildings are renovated and repurposed as one new hotel West Virginia towns turn a contaminated gas plant & landfill site into waterfront paradise Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan issues 8 guiding principles for equitable urban revitalization Craft breweries are sparking revitalization in post-industrial Mon Valley, Pennsylvania EPA’s Re-Powering America Program puts abandoned mine lands to profitable use River & harbor restoration brings dolphins, seals and whales back to New York City Rebuilding Together Alexandria (Virginia) wins $500,000 for community revitalization The Heron Foundation is leading an effort to redesign and revitalize philanthropy Repurposed for 163 years, a school in Perth, Western Australia gets major green retrofit Here are six of Scotland’s biggest and best urban regeneration projects “Forests for the Fish” restores cold water to restore brook trout in Massachusetts Atlanta Airport and Delta Air Lines help non-profits restore the Flint River in Georgia Aggregate Industries begins 15-year refilling of quarry prior to mixed-use redevelopment Buenos Aires, Argentina wins award for holistic, transit-based urban revitalization China pursues eco-restoration that respects local culture and revitalizes communities 19 higher-education anchor institutions pledge to help revitalize 5 New Jersey cities Waste-powered technology is capturing carbon to help restore the planet’s climate Restorative Technology: Algae-based footwear cleans polluted ponds and lakes Crowdfunded restoration of Ben Franklin’s gravesite underway in Philadelphia Damaged by farming, Indiana marsh is being restored to help restore Lake Michigan Helsinki, Finland takes the smart path to revitalizing an old industrial wharf area The longest-serving Republican mayor fears Trump’s bad infrastructure “renewal” plan Cities across America celebrate a revitalized future thanks to EPA brownfields funding A green university campus will beautify and revitalize an island in a New York City river Restoration of historic 1860 Jupiter, Florida lighthouse is complete, plus new nature trail 27-year-old to renovate two historic buildings in downtown Columbus, Ohio Citi-supported partnership to revitalize public parks in cities all across America Restore trees to the landscape to restore beauty, soil health and productivity to farms Repurposing and reconnecting an industrial site to renew a city’s waterfall and economy Spectacular waterfront regeneration coming to crime-ridden district of Shenzhen, China A revitalizing urban stadium for Miami: “No parking, public subsidy” says David Beckham How regenerative agriculture boosts farm profits while reducing climate change Medieval Norwegian fortress repurposed as prison, bomb shelter & now charging station Old quarry to be repurposed as 3750-acre park and museum of 10,000 years of culture European Union’s new strategy for creating resilient states and societies worldwide Restoration Economy: Salmon restoration funding revitalizes rural communities Iranians restore joy, dance and freedoms to life by voting out religious fundamentalists
