Table Of ContentLAND RECLAMATION
An End to Dereliction?
Papers presented at the Third International Conference on Land Reclamation: An
End to Dereliction?, held at the University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK,
2-5 July 1991.
LAND RECLAMATION
An End to Dereliction?
Edited by
M. C. R. DAVIES
Division of Civil Engineering,
School of Engineering,
University of Wales College of Cardiff,
Cardiff, UK
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International Conference on Land Reclamation
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Land reclamation: an end to dereliction?
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PREFACE
The desire to improve the environment in areas where the land has been reduced to
dereliction through industrial and other uses has lead to policies - at local, national
and international levels - aimed at promoting land reclamation. Dereliction results
from many causes. Similarly a breadth of disciplines and skills are employed in the
planning and implementation of land reclamation schemes. The necessity for a
multi-disciplinary approach to reclaiming land is reflected in the contents of this
book, which considers all stages of land reclamation projects from the initial policy
decisions to the management of completed schemes.
The papers published in this book were presented at the 3rd Land Reclamation
Conference to be organised under the auspices of the Standing Local Authority
Officers' Panel on Land Reclamation, held at the University of Wales College of
Cardiff in July 1991. The major theme of the conference was "An end to
dereliction?" - are the necessary planning, engineering and scientific skills available
to regenerate areas and improve the environment? The purpose of this conference
was to establish the current state-of-the-art by bringing together those associated
with all aspects of the reclamation of land.
The wide range of disciplines covered by the contents of this book necessitated the
skills of specialist reviewers. For this assistance I am most grateful to Basil Evans,
Martin Hooker, Pat Sheppard Williams and Paul Wright.
MICHAEL C. R. DAVIES
University of Wales College of Cardiff
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CONTENTS
Preface
SECTION 1 : PLANNING AND LAND USE
Derelict Land - Recent Developments and Current Issues
(Keynote Address)
(cid:9)
R. MABEY 3
An Evaluation of Surveys of Soil Contamination in the
City of Swansea, South Wales
(cid:9)
E.M. BRIDGES 40
A View of Two New Government Initiatives, Scottish
Enterprise and Central Scotland Woodland Company
A.S. COUPER(cid:9) 50
The Use of Derelict Land - Thinking the Unthinkable
D. HARTLEY(cid:9) 65
Planning for Reclamation
D.M. HOBSON(cid:9) 75
Technical Notes
Treating Dereliction, The Lessons Learned
G. DOUBLEDAY(cid:9) 82
The Reclamation of Hard Rock Quarries: Policy and
Planning Implications
(cid:9)
B. SNAITH and P. GAGEN 84
Considerations in the Redevelopment of Derelict Land:
Experiences of an Urban Development Corporation
(cid:9)
J.S. GAHIR, C. DUTTON and H.L.M. JONES 86
Roumanian Concepts and Achievements
R. SOFRONIE and L. OTLACAN(cid:9) 88
SECTION 2 : ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES
Keynote Address
D.G. GRIFFITHS(cid:9) 93
Landform Replication as an Approach to the Reclamation
of Limestone Quarries.
(cid:9)
D. BAILEY and J. GUNN 96
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Garden Festival Wales - Ebbw Vale 1992
C.D. GRAY(cid:9) 106
Albion Lower Tip Landslide - Control of Groundwater
Levels Using Well Points and Bored Drains.
(cid:9)
J.D. MADDISON 117
Gas Control Measures for Development of Land Affected
by Landfill Gas
(cid:9)
D.P. ROCHE and G.B. CARD 125
Redevelopment of Cymmer Colliery, Porth
N.J. TAYLOR(cid:9) 135
The Application of Strata 3 to the Assessment
of Contaminated Land - A Case Study
B.R. THOMAS, L.M. GREENSHAW, S.P. BENTLEY and
(cid:9)
A.S. STENNING 146
Windsor Park Housing Scheme : The Reclamation of an
Ex-Gasworks Site in Beckton
(cid:9)
P. TREADGOLD and S. TILLOTSON 158
ADLIS - An Air Photo Land Information System for
Derelict Land Studies
C.T. YONG and J. UREN(cid:9) 174
Reclamation of a Backfilled Sand Pit
P.J. WITHERINGTON(cid:9) 183
Technical Notes
Clean Cover Reclamation: The Need for a Rational
Design Methodology
I.J. ANDERS(cid:9) 193
Evaluating the Potential for Subterranean Smouldering
T. CAIRNEY(cid:9) 196
The Use of Dynamic Compaction in Land Reclamation
T. GORDON(cid:9) 201
The Subsurface Drainage of Disturbed Soils
R.A. HODGKINSON(cid:9) 202
Engineering Techniques for Environmental Control
of the Coastal Zone
(cid:9)
R.A. PEREVERSEV and J.F. FARBEROV 204
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Subsidence and Drainage on Abandoned South Wales
Mines Sites - Hazards and Engineering Solutions
M.J. SCOTT and I. STATHAM(cid:9) 206
Reclaiming the Fertile Lands of the Lake Faguibine System
M.M. VLERHOUT(cid:9) 208
A Case History - Brett Gravel's Faverstam Quarry
L.M.S. WILLIAMS(cid:9) 210
SECTION 3 : CONTAMINATED LAND
Behaviour of Pollutants in Soils
(cid:9)
R.A. FAILEY and R.M. BELL 215
Redevelopment of a Former Steelworks
(cid:9)
D.L. JONES 228
Environmental Assessments of Reclaimed Land in the
United States of America
(cid:9)
M. LEONARD and K. PRIVETT 235
Risk Analysis as a Guide to Optimal Reclamation in
Strategies for Contaminated Land
(cid:9)
M. LOXHAM 241
An Assessment of the Efficiency of Remedial Treatment
for Metal Polluted Soil
(cid:9)
S. MUSGROVE 248
Land Contamination by Hazardous Gas - The Need for a
Coordinated Approach
(cid:9)
S.J. EDWARDS and C.F.C. PEARSON 256
A Review of Methods to Control Acid Generation in
Pyritic Coal Mine Waste
(cid:9)
I.D. PULFORD 269
Ranking of "Problem" Sites and Criteria for Clean-up of
Contaminated Sites
(cid:9)
M.A. SMITH 279
Reclamation of the Former Laporte Chamical Works,
Ilford, Essex
(cid:9)
M. SURY and A. SLINGSBY 289
