A framework for assessing the sustainability of brownfield developments

Williams, Katie; Dair, Carol

Abstract

In England, the development of urban brownfield sites is a significant planning policy aimed at supporting urban regeneration and protecting the countryside. Brownfield sites are required, in policy, to be developed in a sustainable way. However, determining what this means in practice is unclear. This paper presents a framework for assessing the sustainability of brownfield developments, devised to clarify the stakeholders in land reuse and establish how sustainability can be achieved on reused sites. The framework has been used in research investigating the sustainability of five brownfield developments in England. The performance of the framework in this research is assessed and its potential practical use outlined.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2007
• Journal: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
• Print ISSN: 0964-0568
• Electronic ISSN: 1360-0559
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 23-40
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09640560601048275
• Keywords: sustainability, brownfield developments
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1031558
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640560601048275
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Williams was the Principal Investigator on the 3-year research project: 'Sustainable Brownfield Development in the UK' that led to this paper. Williams wrote the paper based on research undertaken with her RA, Dair. An earlier version was presented at the Planning Research Conference, Wadham College, Oxford, March 2003