Brownfields 2010
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Fifth International Conference on Prevention, Assessment, Rehabilitation and Development of Brownfields Sites
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Introduction Brownfields 2010 follows the success of the first four conferences in this series held in Cádiz (2002), Siena (2004), Tallinn (2006) and Cephalonia (2008).The meeting provides an international forum to discuss the problems facing the public and private sectors, the engineering and scientific communities in terms of the land available for development purposes. The demand for development land has led to the reuse of properties that have been abandoned for a variety of reasons. Many of them are brownfield sites which have deteriorated in different ways, including by contamination. These sites are usually a burden in terms of economic losses and contribute to the deterioration of the quality of life of entire neighbourhoods. They create enormous social problems in addition to severe land, soil and habitat degradation. The rehabilitation and redevelopment of brownfields and derelict land in general is one of the first priorities of environmental and spatial planning. The main objective for these sites is to find appropriate new uses and activities, taking into account their economic and social acceptability. Delegates attending Brownfields 2010 will be invited to submit an expanded version of their paper for publication in the International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, associated with the Wessex Institute of Technology. Rehabilitation of brownfields, particularly those which are contaminated, can be an expensive undertaking and requires not only technical solutions but the involvement of financial, regulatory and community stakeholders. Fundamental to this process is the analysis of the risks involved and the development of appropriate strategies. These need to be weighted against the economic and social benefits of brownfield development, to assess the general viability of the redevelopment. In most cases the demand for development land drives the process forward, while sometimes the rehabilitation is grounded on the wish to restore the landscape and the ecology of a region. |
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Wessex Institute of Technology, UK |
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There will be space for organisations to display products, services and literature related to the theme of the conference. Further details are available from the Conference Secretariat above.Conference Secretariat
Claire Shiell
Wessex Institute of Technology
Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst
Southampton, SO40 7AA
Tel: 44 (0) 238 0293223
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cshiell@wessex.ac.uk
2010 Conferences
Conference Chairmen
C A BrebbiaWessex Institute of Technology, UK
C N Brooks
Greenfi eld Environmental Trust Group, USA
International Scientific Advisory Committee
E BeriatosUniversity of Thessaly, Greece
A Bogen
Down To Earth Consulting, USA
A Britten
Cape Breton University, Canada
C Clark
Consultant, UK
V Ferrara
University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Italy
R Olsen
Camp Dresser & McKee Inc., USA
V Popov
Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
W Schaefer
University of Technology Eindhoven, The Netherlands
F Tatano
University of Urbino ‘Carlo Bo’, Italy
K Tiedemann
BC Hydro, Canada