GUEST ARTICLE: Cultivating community change and growth via brownfields redevelopment £120 million downtown revitalization project is approved for Swansea, Wales $2 million will leverage $7.6 million for 8 tribal and community resilience projects Tax increment financing to help revitalize Washington DC’s Anacostia neighborhood Connecticut: $30 million will renovate water infrastructure to help restore estuaries $13 billion JFK airport renovation to boost public transit & revitalize regional economy Seattle renews and expands its revitalization program for area south of downtown Starbucks opens first Asia-Pacific store made of repurposed shipping containers in Taiwan Rooftop garden on university building at old Zurich factory site helps restore watershed Infrastructure Renewal: Chernobyl site is repurposed from nuclear to solar energy Does Milwaukee, Wisconsin now have the best green infrastructure program in the U.S.? 224 rural Irish towns and villages will receive over €21 million for revitalization Kentucky towns get $3.4 million to revitalize economies and restore rail heritage 10,000-acre reservoir being built as part of $10.5 billion Everglades restoration plan Bangladesh gets $515 million to revitalize rural economy, restore forests & fisheries Maximizing biodiversity enhancement and carbon sequestration in riparian restoration Transforming Agriculture for Climate Resilience: A Framework for Systemic Change From Planning to Action: Mainstreaming climate adaptation for cities and nations $26.5 million to revitalize 35 Appalachian communities hurt by coal’s decline Historic building—sole survivor of WWII—on urban island in Poland to be revitalized In North Dakota, a dying farm comes back to life, thanks to regenerative agriculture Trees For Life celebrates decade of rewilding and reforestation at their Scottish estate Cleveland emerges as a testing ground for responsible use of Opportunity Zones Rare, radio-powered sand lizards are reintroduced to restored English habitat Bulgaria’s disastrous “restoration” of ancient heritage prompts laughter and tears Coastal communities must restore for the future, and stop planning from the past Marshall Islands get a $2.5 million grant to rebuild their resilience to climate change Northern Colorado copes with its growing population by revitalizing its downtowns Xuzhou City, China one of five honored by UN-Habitat for equitable urban redevelopment Historic downtown square in Albany, New York wins $10 million for revitalization Landmark Climate Restoration Resolution is introduced to the U.S. Congress Revitalizing the Appalachian region by strengthening its entrepreneurial ecosystem National Air and Space Museum is about to launch a $1 billion, 7-year renovation project A Texas town plans to use neighborhood revitalization to restore racial diversity Regenerative Communities Network is launched to boost collaboration Repurposing New York’s historic canal system as engine of economic revitalization
