Contaminated land : the practice and economics of redevelopment /

Contaminated land : the practice and economics of redevelopment /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Syms, Paul M.
Imprint:	Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 1997.
Description:	x, 308 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Land use -- Government policy -- Great Britain. Reclamation of land -- Government policy -- Great Britain. Soil pollution -- Great Britain. Environmental risk assessment -- Great Britain. Environmental risk assessment. Land use -- Government policy. Reclamation of land -- Government policy. Soil pollution. Great Britain.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2729585

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ISBN:	063204134X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-302) and index.

Table of Contents:

The problem and its origins
Land contamination: sources and effects
Perceptions and policies
Locating and identifying contamination
The treatment of contaminated soil
Issues of value - Determination of risk
Development issues
Professional perceptions
A risk assessment approach to valuation
The implications for funding, sale and insurance
Conclusions, recommendations and further research