A sustainability framework for redevelopment of rural brownfields: stakeholder participation at SÃO DOMINGOS mine, Portugal

Dias-Sardinha, Idalina; Craveiro, Daniela; Milheiras, Sérgio

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.05.042

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“…The revealed factors and their relevancy for brownfield regeneration do not explicitly suggest action that should be necessarily conducted by decision-makers; it should rather serve as one of the background documents for wide distribution of regeneration funding. Together with the previous studies [28][29][30][31][32], we propose one of the possible perspectives on brownfield regeneration.…”

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Uncovering Patterns of Location of Brownfields to Facilitate Their Regeneration: Some Remarks from the Czech Republic

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Abstract:The issue of brownfield regeneration is closely connected to balanced and sustainable development of regions, towns, and cities as it endeavors to reuse buildings and sites that have already lost their original use, but at the same time offers a possibility to generate new beneficial activities for the whole society that exceed just material or physical changes of the brownfield sites. The regeneration of every brownfield is usually a highly site-specific issue and individual and unique impacts of regeneration on the particular locality are obvious. Yet, several patterns in sets of non-regenerated brownfields can be identified. By finding and defining such patterns, a framework of indicators to facilitate brownfield regeneration can be created and the importance and strength of a particular indicator can be defined. By means of the analyses, we are able to recommend various relevant and most suitable approaches with regards to brownfield regeneration in individual regions. We have employed Factor Analysis (FA) for the identification of key factors of brownfield regeneration. In particular, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was applied to conduct analyses of 1304 non-regenerated brownfields located in seven regions of the Czech Republic (NUTS 3 level). Data were obtained from publicly available brownfield databases of individual regional administrations. By means of Factor Analysis, it was ascertained that the most frequent factor that is typical for the surveyed non-regenerated brownfields is the ownership. The second most frequent factor is the size of the brownfields. As the third factor according to importance, the distance between the location of the individual brownfield and the municipality of extended powers (the so-called small district) was identified. By taking into account the results of the conducted analyses, brownfield regeneration policies of individual regions might be adapted to be more suitably targeted.

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Uncovering Patterns of Location of Brownfields to Facilitate Their Regeneration: Some Remarks from the Czech Republic

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“…Under the circumstances, the increasing number of brownfields has become a major soil-related problem, and brownfield redevelopment presents both a challenge and an opportunity for policy-makers and the scientific community (Chrysochoou et al 2012;Sardinha et al 2013). As a country rich in mineral resources, according to the China Mining Association (CMA), China has over 9000 large or medium-sized mines and a total of 178 mining cities, including 68 prefecture-level cities with mining brownfields (CMYED 2007).…”

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Investigating Heavy Metal Pollution in Mining Brownfield and Its Policy Implications: A Case Study of the Bayan Obo Rare Earth Mine, Inner Mongolia, China

Pan

2016

Environmental Management

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The rapid urbanization of China and associated demand for land resources necessitates remediation, redevelopment, and reclamation of contaminated soil. Before these measures are taken, a basic investigation and inventory of heavy metal (HM) pollution levels in contaminated soil is necessary for establishing and implementing the redevelopment plan. In the present study, to identify the policy implications of inventorying and mapping HM pollution of soil in brownfields throughout China, the Bayan Obo giant rare earth element (REE)-Nb-Fe ore deposit of Baotou in Inner Mongolia, China, which is the largest REE mineral deposit in the world, was taken as a case study. Soil samples from 24 sites in Bayan Obo mining area (MA) and 76 sites in mine tailing area (TA) were collected for determining contents of soil HMs (Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn). The results showed that the average concentrations of Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn in both MA and TA were all higher than their corresponding background values for Inner Mongolia but lower than the Class II criteria of the National Soil Quality Standards of China (GB 15618-1995). Enrichment factor (EF) analysis of the soil samples indicated that the soil in the brownfield sites was highly enriched with Cr, Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn compared to the corresponding background values. In MA, the EF for Cd was the highest among the studied elements, while in TA, the EF for Cr (3.45) was the highest, closely followed by the EF for Cd (3.34). The potential ecological risk index (RI) indicated a moderate potential ecological risk from the studied HMs in MA and a low potential ecological risk in TA, and the results of RI also suggested that the soil was most heavily polluted by Cd. According to the spatial distribution maps of HM, contamination hot-spots were primarily located near mining-related high-pollution plants. Based on the results, policy recommendations are proposed related to brownfield management in urban planning.

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“…Stakeholder engagement is a fundamental aspect of any integrated risk framework and is used to inform, consult, create dialogue, and empower interested parties to participate in the decision-making process (Reed, 2008;Benson et al, 2016). Evidence suggests that through involvement, stakeholders will enhance the quality of decision-making via introduction of variable information inputs (Garmendia and Stagl, 2010;Cundy et al, 2013;Sardinha et al, 2013). This is achieved by accessing, sampling, and integrating diverse stakeholder perspectives (including experts and non-experts) through an inclusive participatory process that facilitates new idea generation, while seeking to develop common understanding of shared perspectives (Sardinha et al, 2013).…”

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“…Evidence suggests that through involvement, stakeholders will enhance the quality of decision-making via introduction of variable information inputs (Garmendia and Stagl, 2010;Cundy et al, 2013;Sardinha et al, 2013). This is achieved by accessing, sampling, and integrating diverse stakeholder perspectives (including experts and non-experts) through an inclusive participatory process that facilitates new idea generation, while seeking to develop common understanding of shared perspectives (Sardinha et al, 2013). Stakeholder engagement can also be used to identify gaps in knowledge or reveal risk perceptions (Reed, 2008), and is often used to build trust and promote transparency, particularly for complex issues (Péry et al, 2013;Prpich et al, 2015).…”

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Working towards an integrated land contamination management framework for Nigeria

Sam

Coulon

Prpich

2016

Science of The Total Environment

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Over the past five decades, Nigeria has developed a number of contaminated land legislations to address the damage caused primarily by oil and gas exploitation activities. Within these legislations exists elements of risk assessment and risk-based corrective action. Despite this progress, we argue that contaminated land management approaches in Nigeria need further development to be able to integrate new scientific information, and to address environmental, economic, and social values. By comparison, advanced contaminated land regimes in the United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America (USA) apply a number of integrative approaches (e.g. sustainability appraisal, liability regime, funding mechanisms, technology demonstration) that enable them to meet the environmental, economic, and social needs of their populations. In comparison, Nigerian governance lacks many of these mechanisms and management of contaminated land is ad hoc. In this paper we propose an integrated risk assessment framework for Nigeria that incorporates the principles of sustainability and stakeholder engagement into the decision-making processes for contaminated land risk assessment and risk management. The integrated approach relies on transparency to promote acceptance and build trust in institutions, and uses stakeholder engagement to address data deficiencies. We conclude this paper with a roadmap for how Nigeria might implement such an integrative approach into their existing contaminated land regulatory system, as well as identify a series of policy priorities that should be addressed.

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A sustainability framework for redevelopment of rural brownfields: stakeholder participation at SÃO DOMINGOS mine, Portugal

Cited by 49 publications

References 37 publications

Uncovering Patterns of Location of Brownfields to Facilitate Their Regeneration: Some Remarks from the Czech Republic

Uncovering Patterns of Location of Brownfields to Facilitate Their Regeneration: Some Remarks from the Czech Republic

Investigating Heavy Metal Pollution in Mining Brownfield and Its Policy Implications: A Case Study of the Bayan Obo Rare Earth Mine, Inner Mongolia, China

Working towards an integrated land contamination management framework for Nigeria

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