The challenge of sustainability: incentives for brownfield regeneration in Europe

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 116-134

  Thornton, Gareth ^a   Franz, Martin ^b   Edwards, David ^c   Pahlen, Gernot ^d   Nathanail, Paul ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c exSite Research Ltd Hillcrest   (United Kingdom)

^d Montan Grundstücksgesellschaft ^*  (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brownfields; Incentives; Regeneration; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LANDFILL; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33846619641     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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