[CPEO-BIF] A global look at Brownfields (from Australia)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Industrial sites of old can be the cities of the future

by Lorraine Farrelly
The Conversation (Australia)
September 1, 2014

The buildings from our recent industrial past can offer some exciting  
new places for the future, with a heritage character and sense of  
place. With some creative thinking and ambition, these sites can be  
be reinvented as part of the sustainable future of the city.

Defined as brownfields in urban planning terms, these sites are often  
positioned in areas that have transport infrastructure in place, but  
which offer other challenges. Land may be contaminated by previous  
industrial uses or require substantial investment to make the site  
viable for development.

The difficulty with these sites is that it is often cheaper and  
easier to develop “greenfield” land on the periphery. Ownership  
issues can be easier and initial investment to decontaminate land on  
brownfield areas can be prohibitive.

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For the entire article, see
http://theconversation.com/industrial-sites-of-old-can-be-the-cities- 
of-the-future-30050

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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