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Overview
Urban land is developed, utilised, abandoned and left to degradation in many different ways. These processes are closely related to four aspects of human activities: the extraction of resources, their transformation into goods, the production of waste and the conflicts that arise when population grows and demands increase while resources remain limited. Urban land is developed and deteriorates in the course of these activities, while cities keep spreading, consuming the green spaces surrounding them. Sustainable city development aims at protecting the environment by reusing urban terrain. The author brings together the different aspects of this transdisciplinary endeavour by discussing the causes of degradation, the strategies of investigation and the techniques of remediation of urban land.
Synopsis
Genske (he holds PhDs in both geology and civil engineering from American and German universities), who has worked on urban remediation projects, has gathered and organized a wide selection of information, strategies, test cases, and solutions to a range of scenarios in the area of urban reclamation. The text begins with a consideration of the impact on urban areas of such activities as producing goods, disposing of waste, extracting resources, and waging warfare, then offers a range of methods for investigation. Remediation solutions, including a consideration of the benefits of restoration versus brownfield, conclude the text. The arguments, methodology, and discussion for each section are closely linked to actual cases. Many b&w photos are included. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR