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Brownfield land

Brownfield is previously developed land that has been abandoned or left underused, and which may carry pollution or a risk of pollution from previous industrial use. The definition varies and is decided by policy makers and land developers within different countries.

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United States

United Kingdom

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Brownfield status by country

Redevelopment

Post-redevelopment uses

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Brownfield land

Nodes126
Edges125
Triples48
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
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Brownfield land

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related to United Kingdom · 28
Brownfield land → Brownfield Land Registers, Campaign, CPRE, Deptford, English, Environmental Protection Act, For, However, In, Industrial Revolution, Land, London, National Planning Policy Framework, Northwest England, NPPF, Part IIA, PDL, Plan, Protect Rural England, Remediation
related to Hong Kong · 6
Brownfield land → Developing, Greenpeace East Asia, Hong Kong, In June, Liber Research Community, The Liber Research Community
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Brownfield land → site previously developed for industrial or commercial purposes and thus requires further development before reuse.Examples of post industrial brownfield sites include abandoned…

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brownfield land sites brownfields industrial contaminated redevelopment epa site cleanup environmental use may previously united local citation needed development commercial

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Brownfield landis asite previously developed for industrial or commercial purposes and thus requires further development before reuse.Examples of post industrial brownfield sites include abandoned…0.90text
private residential gardensinstance ofland in built-up areas0.80text
parksinstance ofland in built-up areas0.80text
recreation groundsinstance ofland in built-up areas0.80text
allotmentsinstance ofland in built-up areas0.80text
the Moncton rail yardsinstance ofCanada has cleaned up sites and attracted investment to contaminated lands0.80text
Germanyinstance ofDenmarkWhile Denmark lacks the large land base which creates the magnitude of brownfield issues facing countries0.80text
the U.S.instance ofDenmarkWhile Denmark lacks the large land base which creates the magnitude of brownfield issues facing countries0.80text
brownfield sites in areas critical to the local economies of Denmark's cities require sophisticated solutionsinstance ofDenmarkWhile Denmark lacks the large land base which creates the magnitude of brownfield issues facing countries0.80text
careful interaction with affected communitiesinstance ofDenmarkWhile Denmark lacks the large land base which creates the magnitude of brownfield issues facing countries0.80text
utilitiesinstance ofand incur costly overhead for providing infrastructure0.80text
disposal servicesinstance ofand incur costly overhead for providing infrastructure0.80text

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