Manufactured Sites; Re-thinking the Post-industrial Landscape
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Overall, the value of this volume is in making a bold start at "rethinking the postindustrial landscape" - William J. Thompson, FASLA - Landscape Architecture, November 2001
Nevertheless, Manufactured Sites stands as an important contribution to the field of brownfield reclamation - Chris Read -Land Forum
...the volume offers an excellent overview of the environmental laws that govern site cleanup as well as case studies in landscape restoration - Deborah Snoonian -Architectural Record
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Book Description
Kirkwood presents innovative environmental, engineering and design approaches along with ongoing research and built projects of international significance. Topics included are soil bioremediation, phytormediation brownfield development, structural soil, landfill capping and revegetation and bioengineering for soil and water quality. Ground breaking approaches to the design of contaminated land including public parks and commercial sites are outlined. Contributions range from innovative scientific and engineering research from industry and federal agencies to contemporary international and regional professional reclamation and redevelopment projects such as the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, the A.G Thyssen steelworks and blast furnace plant in Germany's Ruhr region to landfilling operations at Killingdon near London's Heathrow Airport (now Stockley Business Park).
Manufactured Sites; Re-thinking the Post-industrial Landscape,NIALL KIRKWOOD,Spon Press,0415243653,Architecture,Brownfields,Environmental aspects,General,Industrial real estate,Natural Resources,Political Science,Politics/International Relations,Public Policy - Regional Planning,Urban Renewal,Urban landscape architecture,Waste management,Waste treatment & disposal
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