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Term	Acronym	Vocabulary	Vocabulary Type	Definitions
Assessment Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System	ACRES		Abbreviation and Acronym List
Brownfields Cleanup & Redevelopment, Office of	OBCR		Abbreviation and Acronym List
Brownfields Management System - Assessment, Clean-up, and Redevelopment Exchange System	BMS-ACRES		Abbreviation and Acronym List
Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Branch	LCRB		Abbreviation and Acronym List
Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division	LCRD		Abbreviation and Acronym List
Predevelopment Hydrology		Greening EPA Glossary	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: The combination of runoff, infiltration, and evapotranspiration rates and volumes that typically existed on a site before human-induced land disturbance occurred (e.g., construction of infrastructure on undeveloped land such as meadows or forests).
Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged		Brownfields Profile Glossary	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: The total number of redevelopment jobs leveraged by the U.S. EPA cooperative agreement at the property. This number also includes short-term jobs (i.e., with a duration of less than one year) typically leveraged during the construction stage and long-term jobs that typically occur as a result of the new or enhance reuse at the property (i.e., with a duration of more than one year). Only actual jobs should be reported; planned or unexpected jobs should not be reported until they are realized.
Redevelopment Readiness Certification		State and Local Climate and Energy Program Glossary of Terms	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: Older communities that have lost people and jobs can increase the likelihood of redevelopment by updating codes and development regulations, streamlining their development review process, and making their planning process more predictable. States can support this reform by certifying communities as "Redevelopment Ready," providing a stamp of approval that can attract developers.
Superfund Redevelopment Initiative	SRI	Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary	Glossary and Key Word List
Base Redevelopment		EPA EV-Built Environments-Buildings, Building Materials, Construction	Taxonomy	Definition: Part of the base realignments and closures process involving property transfers and environmental cleanups.
Landscape Redevelopment		EPA EV-Built Environments-Buildings, Building Materials, Construction	Taxonomy	Definition: Development of sites with existing structures or impervious surfaces. Redevelopment does not include projects that are solely remodeling or alterations to the interior of a structure. [EPA Stormwater Discharges from Developed Sites; Glossary from Owner/Developer Long Questionnaire; 4/16/2010 DRAFT VERSION Quoted on NAHB website]
Redevelopment		EPA EV-Environmental Events-Clean-up & Remediation	Taxonomy	Definition: Renovation for reuse of a contaminated or blighted site
Site Redevelopment		EPA EV-Built Environments-Buildings, Building Materials, Construction	Taxonomy
Superfund Redevelopment		EPA EV-Environmental Events-Clean-up & Remediation	Taxonomy	Definition: Renovation for reuse of a Superfund site

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