EDITORIAL: Gary, Indiana is first U.S. city to use wabi-sabi as economic revitalization strategy Breathing Lights: Lessons on how to reclaim vacant houses and revitalize a neighborhood Gas company and university to repurpose old salt mines as world’s largest battery Swedish Lapland is the newest ecological restoration target of Rewilding Europe Three steps to creating inclusive economic revitalization in cities and regions Linear parks repurpose infrastructure to reconnect and renew neighborhoods How community-based mangrove restoration in Honduras achieved success A beautiful, sensitive infill project arises in the historic center of Torino, Italy Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood and urban river to get once-in-a-century regeneration Island Paradises Restored: Freed of invasive predators, rare birds and economy rebound Port of Rotterdam revitalization accelerates with new mixed-use redevelopment project Oregon’s environmental Restoration Economy pumps out new jobs & business opportunities Newark, New Jersey is emerging as a national leader of inclusive economic growth Foundation teams with restaurants for shell recycling to restore Alabama oyster reefs A Healthy Growth Trend: Restoring the ecology of urban waterfronts Historic building of ancient Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland continues to grow & “learn” Tonawanda, NY strives for healthy, equitable transition from a dirty power-based economy Microbrewery helps revive main street of downtown Grayling, Michigan A progressive, green residential infill project comes to the ancient Dutch city of Eindhoven Dar es Salaam to revitalize by replacing cars with transit, bicycles and pedestrians In California, an endangered fish regains its home, and native plants replace invasives A restored century-old factory starts manufacturing teachers for Philadelphia Owens Valley is fighting to restore the water stolen by Los Angeles a century ago Detroit adds 7.5-mile trail to reconnect and revitalize neighborhoods hurt by highways £75 million regeneration reconnects Bangor, Northern Ireland waterfront to downtown The revival of a community-building Catalan tradition after near-extinction by a dictator LA abandons climate-destroying natural gas for climate-restoring renewable natural gas A new hotel in a historic, repurposed, long-vacant Buffalo, NY building is too successful New €12 million “Connecting Nature” initiative to position Europe as green urban leader Residents envision a renewed, repurposed, reconnected Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn Today’s youth would rather shop and dine in revitalized historic areas, not sterile malls One of America’s most toxic sites is now key to a Louisiana city’s revitalized future UK partnership advocates natural capital restoration to boost regional prosperity Restoration of an ancient Yucatán hacienda produces “the world’s best new hotel” Nicosia, Cyprus might evict cars to beautify, revitalize and reconnect their public square Huge mixed-use infill project to reconnect & revitalize downtown Yekaterinburg, Russia World Bank helps renovate Tanzanian port to create a more resilient regional economy 1928 Masonic Temple restored & repurposed as a $4.5 million arts venue in Arkansas Devastated Joplin, Missouri demonstrates the spiritual healing power of Mother Nature Sharjah, UAE is closing and redeveloping its major landfill as it nears zero-waste goal The automotive “Restoration Economy” helps revitalize a historic area of Miami, Florida A broad coalition to restore Miami’s polluted Biscayne Bay has first summit at university Hydraulic boardwalk reconnects Istanbul’s urban waterfront to revitalize neighborhood Repurposing & renewing landfill as housing will help reconnect Santa Clara, California $100 million catalyst to help entrepreneurs revitalize struggling Chicago neighborhoods
