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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"derelict land"”.
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Urban derelict land: an unwanted inheritance or a challenge to innovation
… 80's analysing the causes of increasing urban dereliction, the problems thereby created and how the situation could and should be addressed. Yet in the last decade of this millennium, sprawling urban wasteland remains and continues to appear to inhibit urban regeneration and detract from the …
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An evaluation of U.K. contaminated land policy and the law
… of Government policy in the area of contaminated land from 1976. In the introduction comparisons between the Derelict Land Surveys of England and Scotland are made which highlights the more focused approach of the Scottish Survey. Chapter One provides an outline of U.K. Contaminated Land Policy …
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Botanical processes in urban derelict spaces
… richness and composition of plant communities on derelict land in the West Midlands. Experimental work included vegetation surveys, soil seed bank investigation, field mapping and seed rain trapping methods. Interpretation of the data involved a range of approaches including vegetation …
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The potential for the refurbishment of historic hydropower generation for the benefit of local communities in the Highlands & Islands region
… weirs, for the generation of hydropower in Scotland is limited, with only two previous studies. No definitive study has been made of historic hydropower sites in the Highlands and Islands, though the potential for further power generation from hydropower is mentioned in government commissioned …
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Biomass production using short rotation coppice techniques on two coal spoil tips in South Wales
… annum almost comparable to poplar grown on lowland agricultural sites (10-12 dry tonnes per hectare at Long Ashton). Results indicated a clear potential, given the expanding knowledge of the subject and the demand for sustainable, renewable energy sources for this type of short rotation biomass …
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An evaluation of river catchment quality in relation to restoration issues.
… of cleaning up the contamination and reusing the derelict land in some meaningful way. The areas of heavy contamination have been subject to major clean-up processes involving not only the removal or burial of the metals but re-landscaping the sites to make them suitable for active recreation. …
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Wetland enhancement on an urban river : Issues of social and ecomic regeneration.
With a progressive and steady decline in wetland features, particularly in lowland Britain, industry, development, agriculture, drinking water abstraction and recreation have all been recognised to have played their part in degrading riverine features, surface wetlands and underground aquifers. …
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Terra Nullius: Encountering the Non-Place
… to re-engage with those transitional areas of land situated in the urban landscape that are viewed as interstitial - without a clear function or meaning compared to more valued spaces in the city, such as parks, and memorial sites. In general, these non-places are prohibited sites, which to …
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Resisting aggression : Graphic re-presentations for other bodies
… focused on the remediation of the once "derelict" land and "polluted" waterways of East Perth, to the "pristine" condition of what is now an exclusive corporate and residential site. I intend to address my art to the many "marginalized" bodies, traditionally and presently obstructed from …
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Bioaugmentation and biostimulation of a South African coal-based Technosol as a mine rehabilitation strategy
… materials and new wastes, and fertile soils for land rehabilitation are essential. To achieve successful mine closure and restore derelict land, sustainable mine rehabilitation schemes aligned with circular economy principles should be prioritized. A proposed method for effective and controlled …
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The colonisation by vegetation of colliery spoil heaps in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, and implications for biodiversity management
… Coalfield industrial activities have created a landscape where colliery spoil heaps have ecological, cultural, historical and amenity interest. Sensitive management of the sites is therefore important. The study aims to provide information relevant to their conservation management. This is …