brownfield
3
7.0
- noun
- /ˈbraʊnˌfiːld/
- Specialized
:
terreno industrial
- Yet municipalities, particularly those with large abandoned sites, often lack the funds to clean and redevelop brownfields on their own.
- brownfield redevelopment
- brownfield site
- brownfield properties
Examples
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Many brownfield properties do not meet the criteria that would enable them to be addressed under CERCLA.
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Imagine phytoremediation used to turn a brownfield into a living, restorative parking space.
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The fourth and final panel session was used to review the full rough draft of the brownfields guide.
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Decisions about actions taken at Superfund sites, brownfield sites, and other contaminated areas are based on a two-step process.
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Information of this type can educate a community about the processes, issues, and options involved in brownfields redevelopment.
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Many of those requests sought funding to study area brownfields that could be redeveloped.
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The problem is not merely aesthetic: brownfields raise urgent questions about health, safety, and vitality in urban centers.
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The Olneyville and Hartford neighborhoods are near two brownfield sites undergoing or about to undergo revitalization.
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The clean-up of low-risk abandoned waste sites, or so-called "brownfields," provides an example of these dynamics.
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The developers proposed a project to transform the abandoned factory into a vibrant brownfield, ready for new businesses.
How Developed
- US
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4.6
- Specialized
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- Specialized
20
3.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word brownfield comes from joining brown and field to show a piece of land that was used before, often for factories, and is not 'green' anymore. That's why a brownfield often needs cleaning before it can be used again.