Optimising value from the soft re-use of brownfield sites
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2016-09-01
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Soft re-use of brownfields describes intended temporary or final re-uses of brownfield sites which are not based on built constructions or infrastructure (‘hard’ re-use). Examples of soft re-uses include the creation of public green space. These are essentially uses where the soil is not sealed. Often the case for soft re-use of brownfields has not been easy to demonstrate in strictly financial terms. The purpose of this paper is to describe a value based approach to identify and optimise services provided by the restoration of brownfields to soft re-uses, on a permanent or interim basis. A ‘Brownfield Opportunity Matrix’ is suggested as means of identifying and discussing soft restoration opportunities. The use of ‘sustainability linkages’ is suggested as a means of understanding the sustainability of the services under consideration and providing a structure for the overall valuation of restoration work, for example as part of design or option appraisal processes, or to support the solicitation of interest in a project.
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Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
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Brownfields restoration , Conceptual site models , Decision support , Options appraisal , Soft re-use of land , Sustainability assessment , Sustainability linkages , Environmental Engineering , Environmental Chemistry , Waste Management and Disposal , Pollution , SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production , SDG 15 - Life on Land
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Bardos , R P , Jones , S , Stephenson , I , Menger , P , Beumer , V , Neonato , F , Maring , L , Ferber , U , Track , T & Wendler , K 2016 , ' Optimising value from the soft re-use of brownfield sites ' , Science of the Total Environment , vol. 563-564 , pp. 769-782 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.002