Nineteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

Abstract

Overtime, the cleaning up of brownsites have increased local property values by attracting wealthier residents, causing a social impact that has displaced native residents. As the culture of places are expected to evolve, the question is how much of the community culture should be respectfully preserved and how much of it should be discarded for environmental sustainability projects? This review of the literature will focus on urban initiatives that have turned brownsites into beautiful green landscapes within the last 10 years. The findings improve our understanding of the physical cultural changes that occur with environmental sustainability projects that do not include native residents during the integrative process. The literature indicates an absence of cultural awareness and inclusivity when implementing an environmental sustainability project. This linkage between environmental sustainability projects and cultural displacement matters because reduction of brownsites increases economic growth.