Brownfield land is land available for
development, which has previously been built on or used for purposes that have
altered the condition of the soil. (1) Brownfield land or previously developed
can be defined as: Land which is or was occupied by permanent, including the
curtilage (parcel of land attached to a dwelling house and forming one
enclosure with it) of the developed land and any associated fixed surface
infrastructure. There are four main categories of a Brownfield land: vacant,
derelict, contaminated and/or partially occupied or utilised. Effective use of
land includes reusing land that has been previously developed. (2), Brownfield
redevelopment means to encourage the reuse of land by developing sites that are
complicated by environmental contamination, thereby reducing pressure on
undeveloped land.
THE ABC FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
UNEP / UN HABITAT / FIDIC / GI-REC
Based on:
EU;
2011, Let’s speak sustainable construction Multilingual Glossary
