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Sustainability 2011, 3, 914-936; doi:10.3390/su3060914 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Article The Dynamics of Brownfield Redevelopment Todd K. BenDor 1,*, Sara S. Metcalf 2 and Mark Paich 3 1 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box #3140, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA 2 Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo, 105 Wilkeson Quad, Buffalo, NY 14261, USA; E-Mail: smetcalf@ 3 Decisio Consulting, P.O. Box 1466, Portage, MI 49081, USA; E-Mail: m.paich@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: bendor@; Tel.: +1-919-962-4760; Fax: +1-919-962-5206. Received: 11 February 2011; in revised form: 17 June 2011 / Accepted: 20 June 2011 / Published: 23 June 2011 Abstract: Negligence of former industrial sites (―brownfields‖) has adversely impacted urban landscapes throughout the industrialized world. Brownfield redevelopment has recently emerged as a sustainable land use strategy and impetus for urban revitalization. This study presents a system dynamics model of the redevelopment process that illustrates how delays compound before realizing financial benefits from investment in these core urban areas. We construct a dynamic hypothesis, in which brownfield redevelopment activities are dependent upon funding and in turn bolster tax base through job creation. Drawing on previous studies, barriers to brownfield re