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Classification of industrial brownfield areas

Abandoned industrial and commercial sites, known as brownfields, were recognized two decades ago for their architectural value. There is no certain definition of the term brownfield, both in English as well as in other languages that mostly adopt the English word. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the definition and classification of brownfield areas, used in current research of the topic. The term brownfield was first used in the United States in 1992. According to United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) brownfield site means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. European definition of the brownfield term, according to working group CABERNET, defines brownfield sites as sites that have been affected by the former uses of the site and surrounding land, are derelict or underused, may have real or perceived contamination problems, are mainly in developed urban areas, require intervention to bring them back to beneficial use. Brownfield areas are commonly found in city centers in attractive locations and they often provide the identity of the place and talk about the history of the site. At the same time, these areas pollute the city because they are no longer used, but because of their previous purpose, left behind contaminated and polluted soil. According to the location in the urban tissue, there are three divisions of brownfield sites ; located in the central area (city center), on the border of the city and in the historical zones. According to the purpose, they are divided into: industrial zones, military complexes, surface mining, railway complexes, coastal areas and facilities of public city services. Conforming to U.S. EPA, brownfield sites are classified as potential environment pollutants: oil installations, manufacture, storage (recycling), facilities for treatment and recovery and other.

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