Developing principles of sustainability and stakeholder engagement for 'gentle' remediation approaches: the european context

Autor: Wolfgang Friesl-Hanl, Jaco Vangronsveld, Ingo Müller, Markus Puschenreiter, Silke Neu, Andrew B. Cundy, Michel Mench, Andrew Church, Nele Witters, Richard Bardos
Přispěvatelé: School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, r3 Environmental Technology Ltd., Partenaires INRAE, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien [Vienne, Autriche] (BOKU), Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Biodiversité, Gènes & Communautés (BioGeCo), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bordeaux (UB), Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University (UHasselt)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
Předmět:
Conservation of Natural Resources
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Decision Making
Stakeholder engagement
Context (language use)
010501 environmental sciences
Management
Monitoring
Policy and Law
Risk Assessment
01 natural sciences
12. Responsible consumption
Ecosystem services
Soil
11. Sustainability
media_common.cataloged_instance
Stakeholder analysis
European Union
European union
Waste Management and Disposal
Environmental planning
Environmental Restoration and Remediation
Risk management
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
media_common
business.industry
Environmental resource management
Stakeholder
General Medicine
15. Life on land
Social engagement
Biodegradation
Environmental
13. Climate action
business
gentle remediation
risk management
phytoremediation
contaminated land
Europe
Zdroj: Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Environmental Management, Elsevier, 2013, 129, pp.283-291. ⟨10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.07.032⟩
ISSN: 0301-4797
1095-8630
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.07.032⟩
Popis: International audience; Gentle Remediation Options (GRO) are risk management strategies or techniques for contaminated sites that result in no gross reduction in soil functionality (or a net gain) as well as risk management. Intelligently applied GROs can provide: (a) rapid risk management via pathway control, through containment and stabilisation, coupled with a longer term removal or immobilisation/isolation of the contaminant source term; and (b) a range of additional economic (e.g. biomass generation), social (e.g. leisure and recreation) and environmental (e.g. CO2 sequestration) benefits. In order for these benefits to be optimised or indeed realised, effective stakeholder engagement is required. This paper reviews current sector practice in stakeholder engagement and its importance when implementing GRO and other remediation options. From this, knowledge gaps are identified, and strategies to promote more effective stakeholder engagement during GRO application are outlined. Further work is required on integrating stakeholder engagement strategies into decision support systems and tools for GRO (to raise the profile of the benefits of effective stakeholder engagement and participation, particularly with sector professionals), and developing criteria for the identification of different stakeholder profiles/categories. Demonstrator sites can make a significant contribution to stakeholder engagement via providing evidence on the effectiveness of GRO under varying site contexts and conditions. Effective and sustained engagement strategies however will be required to ensure that site risk is effectively managed over the longer-term, and that full potential benefits of GRO (e.g. CO2 sequestration, economic returns from biomass generation and “leverage” of marginal land, amenity and educational value, ecosystem services) are realised and communicated to stakeholders.
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