
Protecting health through urban redevelopment of contaminated sites: planning brief / World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Tác giả : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Năm xuất bản : 2021
ISBN : 9789289056342
Chủ đề : 1. Environment and Public Health. 2. Environmental Health. 3. Environmental Monitoring. 4. Environmental Pollutants. 5. Environmental Restoration and Remediation. 6. Urban Health. 7. Urban Population. 8. Publications.
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Tóm tắt : | Across the WHO European Region, the urban population is growing steadily and demand for land is rapidlyincreasing. Revitalizing and/or remediating industrial sites and contaminated land presents an opportunity forsustainable urban development. Such actions can also help in reducing the pressure on undisturbed land resources.However, redevelopment of contaminated sites may cause continued environmental and health consequences ifcontamination risks are not properly managed or remediated.This brief summarizes the lessons learned across Europe on the redevelopment of contaminated sites as a part ofurban planning and renewal. Specifically, it aims to provide information on the health and environmental impactsto be considered during site redevelopment projects, and to identify good practice and relevant local experiencesto support effective, healthy and sustainable redevelopment of contaminated sites. As such, this brief offers keymessages to support the work of local decision-makers, planners, practitioners, researchers and civil societyorganizations. iv, 24 p. |
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/349922 |