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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Brownfields"”.
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Investigations of Pile Foundations in Brownfields
"Brownfields" are real estate property with subsurface or surface contamination. The redevelopment of Brownfields is required to clean, improve and protect the environment. Piles foundations are often used in Brownfields to support structures. Regulators are concerned about the environmental safety …
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Understanding risk sharing mechanisms for brownfields redevelopment
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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Evaluating the community benefits of brownfields redevelopment
Brownfields --abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination -- have garnered much attention from planners, politicians, and the media in recent years. Many brownfields are located …
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Brownfields in China : how Cities recycle industrial land
… sites, usually polluted, are considered brownfields. Without a comprehensive brownfield redevelopment regulatory system in China, I have also observed inconsistence in local environmental activities in dealing with potentially contaminated land. I answer the following four questions: (1) …
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A digital approach to the management of brownfields
… that can be used for the management of petroleum brownfields, specifically as it applies to the surveillance, analysis, & optimization of gas lifted oil wells. Building on the output of validated physics-based models, this thesis investigates a range of analytic methods which may be used to …
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Risk sharing in brownfields redevelopment : a case study approach
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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Variability and Uncertainty in Risk Estimation for Brownfields Redevelopment
… risk associated with exposure to contaminants at brownfields facilities. The deterministic method has been the standard practice, but the use of probabilistic methods is increasing. Contaminant data for non-carcinogens and carcinogens from 21 brownfields sites in Pennsylvania were collected and …
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The Role of Brownfields Redevelopment in the Rejuvenation of an Older Industrial City: A Case Study of Two Successful Brownfields Reuse Projects in Baltimore, Maryland
… sites. These sites, commonly referred to as “brownfields,” scar the landscape of communities, expose citizens to possible health risks, deteriorate surrounding land values, and erode the tax base of municipalities. Vacant and abandoned industrial sites are present in every state, but the …
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The Role of Brownfields Redevelopment in the Rejuvenation of an Older Industrial City: A Case Study of Two Successful Brownfields Reuse Projects in Baltimore, Maryland
… sites. These sites, commonly referred to as “brownfields,” scar the landscape of communities, expose citizens to possible health risks, deteriorate surrounding land values, and erode the tax base of municipalities. Vacant and abandoned industrial sites are present in every state, but the …
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Redeveloping Mississippi: A Case Study on Brownfields in Central & Southern Mississippi
<p>Brownfields, or properties that are or possibly are contaminated with dangerous materials, represent a common obstacle for communities in Mississippi. The real or potential presence of contaminants at these sites often deters investors due to costly cleanup requirements (EPA, n.d. -b). The …
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Biodiversity of urban brownfields: modelling species occurrence and persistence in dynamic habitats
Urban brownfields (derelict sites) offer habitat for a diverse flora and fauna, including rare species. The continuous changes in brownfield location (due to redevelopment and abandonment) and in their habitat conditions (due to succession) generate a spatio-temporal mosaic cycle of transient …
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Remediation of mining and metalurgy brownfields by means of physical separation procedures
El objetivo de esta investigación es el desarrollo de técnicas para el tratamiento de suelos contaminados a través de las tecnologías de separación física. El desafío actual radica en la promoción de soluciones tecnológicas para el tratamiento de suelos contaminados que eviten enviarlos a …
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Brownfields redevelopment in rural Massachusetts : understanding the obstacles & identifying opportunities for success
… national concern. Commonly referred to as brownfields, these contaminated and often vacant or underused, properties present significant environmental and public health risks. Once cleaned, these properties create jobs, stimulate the tax base, preserve open space and sensitive natural …
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Where have all the brownfields gone? : lessons for Chicago 15 years in
The Chicago Brownfields Initiative was born of a high profile and well-respected public planning process to change the "brownfields" project from one that relied on liability to one that relied on private investment to clean up and redevelop contaminated surplus land. Its recommendations …
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Brownfields to green energy : redeveloping contaminated lands with large-scale renewable energy facilities
… energy facilities offer a reuse option for brownfields that can coexist with ongoing remediation. Carving-out less polluted parcels from large properties for phased development is a strategy that has great potential to expand renewable energy development on brownfields and provide property …
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Mapping the void : brownfield inventories by local governments
Brownfields are abandoned or underused land whose redevelopment is complicated by the presence or perception of contamination. Nationally the United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates the number of brownfields to be more than half a million. As of 2002, the EPA requires states and …
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Insects in urban brownfields: analyses of species occurrences, community composition, and trait frequencies along a successional gradient
Urban brownfields (derelict sites) are home to a variety of species. Brownfield habitats show high spatio-temporal dynamics, forcing species constantly track suitable habitat. The thesis provides insight into the mechanisms of leafhopper and grasshopper species survival in brownfield habitats. …
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Plants in urban brownfields: modeling the driving factors of site conditions and of plant functional group occurrence in a dynamic environment
… strategies for species survival in urban brownfields and to find general rules for the development of this dynamic environment. Empirical studies were done on urban brownfields of Bremen and Berlin, Germany. Presence/absence data of vascular plants, traits of selected species and …
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