Скачать или смотреть Redlining to Greenlining: Restorative Planning and Brownfield Reuse

Almost 100 years ago, the Federal Housing Administration published the Underwriting Manual which said that “incompatible racial groups should not be permitted to live in the same communities.” To aid in the understanding of this recommendation, the federal government created color coded maps of every metropolitan area in the country. This color coding indicated levels of mortgage risk i.e where it was safe to insure mortgages. Neighborhoods where minorities, immigrants and African-Americans lived were colored red to indicate to appraisers that these neighborhoods were too risky to insure mortgages. This practice is referred to as “redlining”.

Since the 1930s these redlined neighborhoods have been isolated by highways, received lower levels of infrastructure and recreational (parks) investment, and have been the de facto area zoned for industry. The impact of these regulated practices resulted in the creation of economically and socially disconnected neighborhoods with higher health risks and lower life expectancy. Today, many of these sites are considered brownfields.

This webinar reviews the impacts of redlining on American cities, and examine how communities can guide the reuse of brownfields to mitigate past harms, eliminate health risks, unravel systemic racism, and move toward equitable, attractive and vibrant communities for all.