Containing papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Prevention, Assessment, Rehabilitation, Restoration and Development of Brownfield Sites, this book discusses the problems facing public and private sectors, and the engineering and scientific communities, in terms of the land available for development purposes. The Conference looked at long-term plans for the productive re-use of properties that have been abandoned or lie idle, in order to satisfy current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own requirements.Brownfield redevelopment is not solely an environmental issue, as it requires the involvement of the financial, regulatory and community interests; and that makes the whole process complicated. This is the reason why lending institutions, investors and real estate developers are cautious when dealing with brownfield redevelopment. However, these entities have become more tolerant of potential exposure as they become more knowledgeable of the risk involved.Given the economic and social benefits of brownfield redevelopment, there is a need for guidance on a process of ensuring the acceptability and therefore viability of such redevelopment. The preparation of the guidance requires further research as well as the sharing of information, lessons and experience among experts in this field. This book will be of particular interest to practitioners and those businessmen in industry and commerce as well as those in research organisations interested in the problems facing the prevention, assessment, rehabilitation and development of brownfields. The papers are grouped into the following subject areas: environmental assessment; risk assessment and management; monitoring of contaminated sites; cleanup methodologies; lessons from the field; case studies; development issues; community and public involvement; restoration of brownfields; military sites; remediation studies and technologies; and legislation and regulations.

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Section 1: Rehabilitation of brownfields Integrating sustainable development and brownfields reuse - principles and practice; Brownfield site rehabilitation: a Canadian perspective; Brownfields revitalization: it's all about choices; Challenges for brownfield regeneration: a comparison of English and Japanese approaches Section 2: Development issues Brownfield identification: different approaches for analysing data detected by means of remote sensing; GEMS: GIS and geo-statistics integrated in Brownfield remediation and redevelopment, applied in the Vilvoorde region; Japanese knotweed: impact on brownfield development and discussion on newly implemented innovative solutions Section 3: Remediation studies and technologies Remediation and development of a former landfill and rail yard in Virginia USA; Bridging mining theory with soil remediation; Simplified volume estimation techniques for contaminated land remediation: a UK example; Modern environmental technology tests in the Old Gasworks area in Bydgoszcz (project PROMOTE ETV-SGS); Performance of Italian zeolitic tuffs and pozzolana in 2-chlorophenol removal from contaminated groundwater: the lab-scale experience; Bioremediation of maleic anhydride contaminated soil Section 4: Case studies Revitalizing secondary market Brownfield sites; Derelict building installations and infrastructures in Greek Spa Towns: the case of Kamena Vourla and Ypati; Case study: a brownfield site in suburban New York; Baton Rouge Brownfields Program in Old South Baton Rouge Section 5: Risk assessment and management Application of the ARA-CoSSSLsA" risk analysis approach at a sub-area of a relevant Italian contaminated site; World Heritage Inscription for naval heritage brownfields?; A unique approach to addressing brownfield sites; Risk assessment and occupational safety and health protection in construction work on brownfields; The design evaluation and reuse recommendation for Japanese naval facilities located at Fongshan Wireless Telecommunication Station in Taiwan Section 6: Community and public involvement Public participation in the brownfield redevelopment process: lessons learned in two case studies in Michigan, USA; Choosing a competence based governance role in brownfield redevelopment processes; Perception of private and public sectors of the regeneration of post-industrial areas in Japan