STUDY ON LAND CONTAMINATION TREATMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER COALFIELDS

Abstract

Former Coal fields, Treatment for land contamination, Redevelopment, Contaminated land, The U.K. The objective of this study is to investigate seven cases of land contamination treatment and redevelopment process on coal fields in the U.K. The research method used are site visits and interviews to local governments and government organizations. It is found that the contamination had a tendency to spread to wide area but low contamination, thus, treatment for coal fields is mainly done by encapsulation. It also found that it is necessary to cooperate within the local gevernment, in order to link land contamination treatment with redevelopment.