EVALUATION OF BROWNFIELDS IN LATVIA

Authors

  • Gotfrīds Noviks Rezeknes Augstskola
  • Edmunds Teirumnieks Rezeknes Augstskola
  • Natālija Lemešenoka Rezeknes Augstskola
  • Ivars Matisovs Rezeknes Augstskola
  • Ērika Teirumnieka Rezeknes Augstskola
  • Ziedonis Miklašēvičs Rezeknes Augstskola

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17770/etr2009vol1.1112

Keywords:

brownfields, contaminated territories, ground and soil pollution

Abstract

Brownfields (contaminated or degraded territories) significantly pollutes environment, form derelict landscapes and affects people’s security and health. Formation of these sites depends on many factors such as bad industrial practise and economy, inadequate legislation, wastewater and waste management etc. Inventory and evaluation of these sites in Latvia is carried out according to Regulations issued by the Latvia Cabinet of Ministers. The sites are characterised with parameters which differs from accepted in the other European countries. For example, primary classification indicator in Latvia is a degree of ground and soil pollution in these fields and as a secondary factor – presence of destroyed and abandoned buildings. The paper presents the results of investigation the situation on brownfields in Latvia, especially in Rezekne city, analyses the reasons of their formation and develops recommendations for intensification revitalization process of brownfields.

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Author Biographies

  • Gotfrīds Noviks, Rezeknes Augstskola
    Faculty of Engineering, Latgale Sustainable Development Research Institute, Department of Nature and Engineering sciences
  • Edmunds Teirumnieks, Rezeknes Augstskola
    Faculty of Engineering, Latgale Sustainable Development Research Institute, Department of Nature and Engineering sciences
  • Natālija Lemešenoka, Rezeknes Augstskola
    Faculty of Engineering, Latgale Sustainable Development Research Institute, Department of Nature and Engineering sciences
  • Ivars Matisovs, Rezeknes Augstskola
    Faculty of Engineering, Latgale Sustainable Development Research Institute, Department of Nature and Engineering sciences
  • Ērika Teirumnieka, Rezeknes Augstskola
    Faculty of Engineering, Latgale Sustainable Development Research Institute, Department of Nature and Engineering sciences
  • Ziedonis Miklašēvičs, Rezeknes Augstskola
    Faculty of Engineering, Latgale Sustainable Development Research Institute, Department of Nature and Engineering sciences

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Paramonov A.V. Features of brownfield regeneration, 2004.

Contaminated and potentially contaminated place register (http://oas.vdc.lv:7779/p_ppv.html)

SIA “Grupa 93”, Research of Riga’s brownfields, 2004, p. 19-25.

Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 483 “On Ascertaining and Registration of Polluted and Potentially Polluted Sites”, normative act of Republic of Latvia.

U.S. Environmental protection Agency. Technical Approaches to characterizing and Cleaning up Brownfields sites: Railroad Yards, 85 p., 2002. p. 9-24 p.

U.S. Environmental protection Agency. Anatomy of Brownfields redevelopment, 2006.

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Published

2015-08-03

How to Cite

[1]
G. Noviks, E. Teirumnieks, N. Lemešenoka, I. Matisovs, Ērika Teirumnieka, and Z. Miklašēvičs, “EVALUATION OF BROWNFIELDS IN LATVIA”, ETR, vol. 1, pp. 185–192, Aug. 2015, doi: 10.17770/etr2009vol1.1112.