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This article examines the challenges involved in putting idle industrial sites back to work. It suggests that proactive local governments should consider redeveloping these sites since they represent a valuable resource, serve to revitalize areas that may have deteriorated, and address the issue of decentralized development. The aricle profiles successful reuse strategies and provides references.