Introduction to SUBR:IM

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Introduction to SUBRIM

• Tim Dixon (CEM, Reading)

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Programme of Day

• Morning
• Introduction
• Ian Gibson MP
• Regeneration sessions
• Lunch and Poster Session
• Afternoon
• Remediation sessions
• Discussion
• Finish 4.15pm

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Sustainable development
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EPSRC SUE

• Cluster One Urban and Built Environment
• Cluster Two Waste, Water and Land Management
  (SUBRIM)
• Cluster Three Transport
• Cluster Four Metrics, Knowledge Management and
  Decision Making.

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Facts and figures

• What does SUBRIM mean?
• Programme Director Professor David Lerner
  (Sheffield)
• Investigators 22
• Research staff 11
• Research students 10
• Steering group 16
• Active collaborators 41

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Why is brownfield regeneration important?

• Environmental
• Removal of contaminants
• Environmental quality
• Economic
• Competitiveness of cities
• Employment/job opportunities
• Social
• Improved life quality
• Removal of threats to health and safety

(adapted from Canadian National Brownfield
Strategy)
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Case studies the regional context
Thames Gateway c3,300 ha PDL 19 sites
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Case studies the regional context
Greater Manchester 1,900 ha PDL 11 sites
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The Work Programme
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Tell me something I didnt know!

• Best environmental practice
• Acid tar lagoons?
• Sustainable remediation techniques?
• Greening and brownfield regeneration?
• Climate change and brownfield contamination?
• Extended knowledge
• Developers/investors and brownfield regeneration
  / sustainability issues?
• Impact of regeneration (and clean-up) on local
  economies and communities?
• International benchmarks/indicators
• How can we best measure quality and
  sustainability in schemes?