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July 30, 2026Urban Planning and Transport ResearchOpen Access

Power and resistance in brownfield redevelopment: a systematic review

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MMMehrdad MehrjouUniversity of GuilanHAHassan AhmadiUniversity of GuilanEBElnaz BaghernejhadUniversity of Tehran

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Systematic review explores socio-political dynamics in brownfield redevelopment, indicating the need for equitable planning.

Key Points

  • The review aims to understand how power relations and resistance affect brownfield redevelopment and spatial justice.
  • Systematic review following PRISMA 2020 guidelines
  • Search of Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar for articles from 2000 to 2025
  • Thematic synthesis and random-effects meta-analysis with subgroup and sensitivity analyses
  • Meta-analysis reveals significant geographic publication bias toward the Global North (OR = 4.32, 95% CI: 2.87–6.51, p < 0.001)
  • Community Land Trusts yield better spatial justice outcomes (SMD = +0.62) compared to market-led models (SMD = −0.87)
  • Shift noted from techno-economic to critical socio-political framings since 2015

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Mehrjou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6af54160e2b924d3ea135ehttps://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2026.2710082
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