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Urban Brownfields: Integrated Management (SUBR:IM)
SUBR:IM is a major research consortium funded by EPSRC under
its Sustainable Urban Environments initiative consisting of
9 research institutions working on 11 projects linking science
and social science in the fields of engineering, property and
real estate, economics and planning to help tackle brownfield
research problems. The research includes key stake holders from
industry and national and local government. The restoration
of acid tar lagoons is one of 11 projects within the consortium
portfolio.
Restoration Of Acid Tar Lagoons
The project is using an acid tar lagoon located in the North
of England as a primary case study site. The site contains many
of the most problematic elements of such sites within the UK:
development blight, severe contamination, low value, access
restrictions, multiple risk receptors nearby, etc.
The project cover both socio-economic and technical issues,
with the objectives of:
- Advancing technical and scientific knowledge on remediation
of acid tar lagoons.
- Developing a technical sound remediation plan which is
acceptable to all stakeholders.
- Testing an alternative way of working with stakeholders
on difficult sites.
Project Outputs:
- PhD thesis: Acid tar lagoons: Assessment and Environmental
Interaction.
(Hao Xu , July 2007, University of Sheffield)
- CL:AIRE Research bulletin (link to be provided shortly)
- Conference and Journal Publications (see bibliography)
Key Project Personnel:
Project Manager: Simon Talbot, Greater Manchester
Geological Unit, University of Manchester
Principal Investigator (Technical Issues): Colin
Smith, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University
of Sheffield.
Research Associate (Social Science Issues): Nigel
Lawson, Department of Geography, University of Manchester.
PhD Research Student (Technical Issues): Xu Hao,
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, University of
Sheffield.
All information herein is provided in
good faith. It is not intended to be, and should not be relied
on as, a substitute for professional advice. See disclaimer.
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