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Development of an Analytical Sustainability Framework for the Context of Brownfield Regeneration in France, Germany, Poland and the UK
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| Resource Type: |
document --> technical publication --> report
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| Country: |
EU Projects
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| Year: |
2005 |
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Rescue Consortium (2005) Development of an Analytical Sustainability Framework for the Context of Brownfield Regeneration in France, Germany, Poland and the UK. Rescue Report Workpackage 1.
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Rescue Consortium
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| Author / Producer Type: |
EC Project
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Brownfields
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Assessment tools
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| Short description: |
RESCUE is the acronym for Regeneration of European Sites in Cities and Urban Environments.
It is a research project in the framework of key action IV 'Cities of tomorrow and cultural heritage' of
the specific programme 'Energy, environment and sustainable development' within the 5th Framework
Programme of the European Community in the field of research, technological development and
demonstration.
The process of industrial change has resulted in the creation of so-called 'brownfields' across Europe,
particularly in urban areas. These sites present particular challenges to national and regional policymakers,
including the remediation of hazards to human beings, groundwater and ecosystems. But there
is also a need to facilitate the reintegration of rehabilitated sites into the property market and to ensure
that they can be brought back into new economic uses. The management of the increasing amount of
derelict land in inner city locations is one of the most important issues on the agendas of today´s urban
planners and property related private stakeholders. Taking into account the ongoing consumption of
open space for housing, retailing and industry, it is recognised that a sustainable built environment
cannot be achieved without re-integrating derelict land into the property markets and encouraging
development back to central urban locations.
Started in March 2002, RESCUE is a 36-month research project integrating the concept of sustainability
into brownfield regeneration. Based on the analysis and evaluation of current practice in industrial
core regions in France (Nord-Pas de Calais), United Kingdom (East-Midlands region, North-East
region of England), Poland (Silesia) and Germany (Ruhr Area, South of Leipzig), RESCUE distils
best practice approaches and integrates its results into a holistic system approach containing new
methodologies, procedures and instruments for a sustainable regeneration of European industrial
brownfield sites.
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Submitted By:
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Dr Stefan Gödeke WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 28/09/2006
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