New Report – Policy
Obstacles to Brownfield Redevelopment in Ontario
Despite recent legislative and regulatory reforms to encourage
redevelopment of brownfield sites in Ontario, a number of policy
obstacles remain. CIELAP's new report Policy Obstacles to
Brownfield Redevelopment in Ontario, authored by CIELAP intern
Natalie Antonowicz, identifies and discusses six of these common
concerns:
• liability and financing;
• municipal election structures;
• perverse subsidies and tax barriers;
• ownership constraints;
• land-use planning limitations; and
• leapfrogging to regions outside the GTA.
The report also compares Ontario's policy framework to those of
the United States, United Kingdom and the province of Québec to
explore strategies that have been adopted by other jurisdictions.
The report makes several recommendations for Ontario to consider
implementing to ensure that more of its brownfields are
redeveloped.
Download Policy Obstacles to Brownfield Redevelopment in Ontario
: http://cielap.org/pub/pub_brownfieldobstacles.php
Bron: Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy June 2011
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