Review of Sustainable Brownfield Revitalisation Approaches.pdf

Torfaen County Borough Council
A Review of Sustainable Brownfield Revitalisation Approaches
10 Conclusions
10.1 In conclusion it can be said that whilst there have been key initiatives in
promoting the redevelopment of Brownfield sites, and significant sites have
been developed, there is still a need for a co-ordinated approach at various
levels to bring about the sustainable development of such areas. Key
obstacles that have been identified include:
• The contradictory practice of permitting Greenfield development whilst
attempting to redress the serious environmental, economic and social
problems associated with urban Brownfield’s;
• The inflexibility of policy and legislation which inhibits the redevelopment of
Brownfield sites; and
• Insufficient information is concerning the number and size of Brownfield
development land, including previously developed but now vacant
buildings, sites in cities, and about the economic, social and environmental
outcomes of redevelopment.
10.2 On a more positive note, the research and case studies to date have shown
that the topic is being progressed both in terms of discussion and action on the
ground, with sites being remediated and significant areas being regenerated
with associated economic, social and environmental benefits 2 .
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2 Urban Brownfields in Europe, Detlef Grimski and Uwe Ferber, Land
Contamination & Reclamation/Volume 9 / Number 1 / 2001
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