Sustainable brownfield regeneration liveable places from problem spaces / edited by Tim Dixon ... [et al.].

Other author Dixon, Timothy J., 1958-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell,
Descriptionxvii, 378 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Contents PART 1: INTRODUCTION: Introduction / Tim Dixon and Mike Raco -- Researching sustainability: the possibilities and limitations of cross-cutting research in the urban environment / Mike Raco and Tim Dixon -- PART 2: REGENERATION: Democracy, trust and risk related to contaminated sites in the UK / Philip Catney, Dick Eiser, John Henneberry and Tom Stafford -- Actor networks: the brownfield merry-go-round / Joe Doak and Nikos Karadimitriou -- Heroes or villains? The role of the UK property development industry in sustainable urban brownfield regeneration / Tim Dixon -- Delivering brownfield regeneration: sustainable community-building in London and Manchester / Mike Raco, Steven Henderson and Sophie Bowlby -- PART 3: REMEDIATION: Greening brownfield land / Andy Moffat and Tony Hutchings -- Novel special-purpose composts for sustainable remediation / Sabeha Ouki, Rene van Herwijnen, Michael Harbottle, Tony Hutchings, Abir Al-Tabbaa, Mike Johns and Andy Moffat -- Robust sustainable technical solutions / Abir Al-Tabbaa, Michael Harbottle and Chris Evans -- 'The creature lurks within?' Restoring acid tar lagoons / Simon Talbot, Nigel Lawson and Colin Smith -- PART 4: JOINED-UP SOLUTIONS: Climate change, pollutant linkage and brownfield regeneration / Abir Al-Tabbaa, Sinead Smith, Cecile De Munck, Tim Dixon, Joe Doak, Stephen Garvin and Mike Raco -- Evaluating the sustainability of brownfield redevelopment projects / Kalliope Pediaditi, Walter Wehrmeyer and Kate Burningham -- Is brown the new green? / Philip Catney, David N. Lerner, Tim Dixon and Mike Raco.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2007010208
ISBN9781405144032 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1405144033 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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