The conference aims to address current issues in the restoration of former brownfield sites. It will focus not only on the technical aspects of land regeneration but also on planning and community involvement in the successful environmental, economic and social recovery of such sites. The conference flyer can be downloaded here [0.5Mb].
PLEASE PRE-REGISTER ON THE WEBSITE TO:
- RECEIVE UPDATES FOR THE CONFERENCE
- SUBMIT ABSTRACTS ONLINE (300 words max)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers are invited on a whole range of topics including:
• Tackling contamination
• Mine water treatment
• Ecological restoration
• Dealing with invasive species
• Innovative techniques
• Land use planning and regeneration
• Legislation and land reclamation
• Community engagement in regeneration
• Restoration of difficult sites
• Interacting with industrial heritage
• Risk assessment of brownfield sites
• The economics of restoration and recovery
Technical Committee
David Morris
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Heather Moore
University of Derby
Elved Gray-Jones
Warrington Metropolitan Borough Council
Peter Storey
Derbyshire County Council
Mike Poremba
Gateshead Council
Scott Elliott
Leyden Kirby
Howard Fox
University of Derby