Contaminated Land

Reclamation, Redevelopment and Reuse in the United States and the European Union

Peter B. Meyer, Professor of Urban Policy and Economics and Director, Centre for Environmental Management, University of Louisville, US, the late Richard H. Williams, formerly Senior Lecturer in Town and Country Planning, and Associate of the Centre for Research in European Urban Environments, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and Kristen R. Yount, is Assistant Professor of Sociology,Northern Kentucky University, US

Contaminated land policy is a key concern of governments and policy makers across the globe, yet discussion has traditionally focused on the particular experience of the United States. This major new book develops a framework for assessing laws and regulations regarding contaminated land and polluted properties, their clean up and reuse, and the assignment of costs and responsibilities for reclamation.

被污染的土地充满unserved niche in the literature. Few other books are available on this topic. The book is non-technical, and therefore very accessible. It should be successful in addressing its intended audience, which would include government regulators, people interested in the evolution of environmental issues, and scholars doing comparative analysis of policymaking. . . . this book is well worth reading and makes a substantial contribution to the debate and literature on brownfields redevelopment.’
– Robert Simons, Journal of the American Planning Association

‘The book provides the reader with insights on policy responses to the contaminated land problem from the perspectives of planning, economics and sociology. It is comprehensive without sacrificing clarity or brevity in what can be a complex subject area.’
– Amelia Craighill, The Economic Journal