%0 Journal Article
%A Bardos, R. Paul
%A Jones, Sarah
%A Stephenson, Ian
%A Menger, Pierre
%A Beumer, Victor
%A Neonato, Francesca
%A Maring, Linda
%A Ferber, Uwe
%A Track, Thomas
%A Wendler, Katja
%T Optimising value from the soft re-use of brownfield sites
%D 2016
%@ 0048-9697
%U https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4389
%X 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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