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Rheingold Brewery Redevelopment in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York

Barry Hersh

October 2018, English

This case study describes the key elements of Rheingold Brewery redevelopment in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Housing

October 2018, English

This case study describes the key elements of Rheingold Brewery redevelopment in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Housing

The Valley of Ashes

New York City’s Next Great Neighborhood?

Donovan Finn

October 2018, English

Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.

Inquiry Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality

October 2018, English

Willets Point is an industrial neighborhood in NYC target of multiple redevelopment efforts. Significant opposition stalled these efforts. Debates continue over what should be built on the land.

Inquiry Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Poverty and Inequality

Tourism, Conservation, and Contestation in Florianópolis, Brazil

Allison Bridges

October 2018, English

This case study explores how the intersecting urban development agendas of multiple stakeholders can work to accelerate sustainable outcomes in land use.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Poverty and Inequality

October 2018, English

This case study explores how the intersecting urban development agendas of multiple stakeholders can work to accelerate sustainable outcomes in land use.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Land Conservation, Poverty and Inequality

“Floating TDR” and Land Value Capture in Taiwan

Designing a More Effective Land-Finance Tool

Mi Shih, Ying-Hui Chiang, and Hsiutzu Betty Chang

October 2018, English

This case study tells an analytical story of Taiwan’s “floating” transfer of development rights (TDR) through the lens of land-based finance.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Land Markets, Value Capture

October 2018, English

This case study tells an analytical story of Taiwan’s “floating” transfer of development rights (TDR) through the lens of land-based finance.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Land Markets, Value Capture

Community Toilets and the Challenge of Urban Sanitation in Nairobi, Kenya

Carlos Rufín and Johann Frield

October 2018, English

The case focuses on the growth of community toilets in Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements.

Inquiry Case Studies

Economic Development, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure

October 2018, English

The case focuses on the growth of community toilets in Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements.

Inquiry Case Studies

Economic Development, Informal Settlements, Infrastructure

Coordinating Conservation Programs in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo Region

Agustin Leon-Moreta and Silvia Saenz-Montenegro

October 2018, English

This case study documents recent public and nonprofit organizations’ land conservation plans in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo region.

Descriptive Case Studies

October 2018, English

This case study documents recent public and nonprofit organizations’ land conservation plans in the Albuquerque–Bernalillo region.

Descriptive Case Studies

Home Buyouts in New York State

Strategies for Maximizing Homeowner Participation

Pooya Ghorbani

October 2018, English

This case study discusses the structure of the buyout program in New York State after Superstorm Sandy.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Local Government

October 2018, English

This case study discusses the structure of the buyout program in New York State after Superstorm Sandy.

Descriptive Case Studies

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Local Government

Informal Settlements and Rights in Conflict

An Inquiry Case of Guryong Village Land Development in Seoul, South Korea

Jongwoong Kim

October 2018, English

This inquiry case focuses on the complicated decision-making process of urban development in Seoul, South Korea. How can a controversial slum development project be best planned?

Inquiry Case Studies

Housing, Informal Settlements, Land Markets, Poverty and Inequality

October 2018, English

This inquiry case focuses on the complicated decision-making process of urban development in Seoul, South Korea. How can a controversial slum development project be best planned?

Inquiry Case Studies

Housing, Informal Settlements, Land Markets, Poverty and Inequality

It Takes an International Village

How Two West Side Neighborhoods in Cleveland Transitioned from Vacancy and Foreclosure to Housing Rehabilitation and Refugee Resettlement

Devin Day

October 2018, English

The International Village case uniquely presents refugee resettlement as a response to Rust Belt vacancy issues and thus warrants further inquiry.

Descriptive Case Studies

Economic Development, Environment, Housing

October 2018, English

The International Village case uniquely presents refugee resettlement as a response to Rust Belt vacancy issues and thus warrants further inquiry.

Descriptive Case Studies

Economic Development, Environment, Housing