Land-use related cost estimates for contaminated site development: Consequences of uncertainty for planning and investment decisions

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 324, 2008, Pages 539-546

  Schadler S ^a   Morio, M ^a   Finkel, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contaminated soil and groundwater; Cost estimation; Decision making; Land development; Modelling; Remediation

Indexed keywords

BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENTS; COMMON STANDARDS; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER; COST ESTIMATES; COST ESTIMATION; COST MODELS; DATA UNCERTAINTIES; FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES; FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; GERMANY; INDEPENDENT MODELS; INPUT DATUM; INPUT PARAMETERS; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; LAND DEVELOPMENT; LIMITED DATUM; MODELLING; REMEDIATION COSTS;

COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; INVESTMENTS; LAND USE; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER QUALITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BROWNFIELD SITE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; REDEVELOPMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 62949098025     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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