Manufactured Sites : Rethinking the Post-Industrial Landscape

ISBN-13: 9780415243650 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 276 str.

Niall G. Kirkwood

Opis

This text focuses on the legacy of industrial production and pollutants on the contemporary landscape and their influence on new scientific research, innovative site technologies and progressive site design. The author argues that this area of research and development will become increasingly important as diminishing greenfield sites, urban renewal and economic growth will require the reuse and renewal of manufactured sites. This book presents environmental, engineering and design approaches along with ongoing research and built projects of international significance. Topics included are soil bioromediation, phytoremediation brownfield development, structural soil, landfill capping and revegetation and bioengineering for soil and water quality. Approaches to the design of contaminated and including public parks and commercial sites are outlined.

Recenzje

'Provide(s) a thoughtful overview of current approaches and issues that include numerous case studies of actual sites.' - Landscape Architecture

'Manufactured Sites stands as an important contribution to the field of brownfield reclamation, both for documenting inventive work on a range of professional fronts and for its successful attempts to broaden the cultural and critical discussions surrounding brownfield re-use. - Land Forum

' This volume offers an excellant overview of the environmental laws that govern site clean up as well as case studies in landscape restoration. - Architectural Record

'This is a valuable feature of the book, the responses offer a critique of the technologies and projects described and are far sighted about the potential benefits of the new methods, particularly if they can provide the inspirational basis for new design approaches.' Landscape Research

Spis treści

Foreword. Manufactured Sites. The Changing Legal Landscape. Beyond the Cleanup of Manufactured Sites: Remediation, Restoration and Renewal of Habitat. From Laboratory to Landscape: A Case History and Possible Future Direction for Phyto-Enhanced Soil Bioremediation. Phytoremediation: Integrating Art and Engineering through Planting. Bioengineering: For Soil and Water Quality. The Tacoma Asarco Smelter Site: The Use of Geostatistics to Guide Residential Soil Clean-up. The Restoration of Landfills and Root Penetration. Regeneration: Vision, Courage and Patience. Engineering Urban Brownfield Development: Examples from Pittsburgh. Design Practice and Manufactured Sites: Reflections on the 'Manufactured Sites' Exhibition. Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord: The Metamorphosis of an Industrial Site. Industrial Evolution: Prevention Remediation through Design. Crissy Field: Tidal March Restoration and Design. Combining Technology and Design in the Planning of the 'Green Games' The Sydney Olympics 2000, Australia. Sydney Olympics 2000 Northern Water Feature. Collective Responses. Bibliography. Figures Credits. Index.

O autorze

Niall Kirkwood