Strategies for Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites in Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorOmura, Roberten_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-22T23:04:16Z
dc.date.available2013-05-22T23:04:16Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.description.abstractA major obstacle to the goal of sustainable urban development has been the ongoing presence of historic contamination. No one wants to live, work or play next to contaminated land. These so-called brownfield sites often remain abandoned and underutilized lands that could be put to higher or better uses if the longstanding problem of contamination is addressed. This paper identifies key factors underlying the brownfield market failure and discusses ways to correct the market failure. The paper looks at improved information through capacity building, fixing structural problems associated with the regulatory system, such as the way liability rules operate within environmental legislation, and a sustainable development approach through greater municipal action. It attempts to integrate current theories of liability with the regulatory framework under federal, provincial and municipal law, and discusses the rapid expansion of municipal activism as a good approach to an effective brownfield strategy.en_US
dc.description.refereedNoen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research paper was funded by the Alberta Law Foundation. The generous support of the Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRobert K. Omura, CIRL Occasional Paper #41, Strategies for Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites in Alberta (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 2013)en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34315
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/49491
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Institute of Resources Lawen_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.facultyLawen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.cirl.caen_US
dc.subjectBrownfielden_US
dc.subjectFederal Role in Brownfieldsen_US
dc.subjectDiscovering and Identifying Brownfieldsen_US
dc.subject.otherLegislative and Regulatory Framework for Brownfields in Albertaen_US
dc.subject.otherMunicipality Authority Over Brownfieldsen_US
dc.titleStrategies for Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites in Albertaen_US
dc.typeworking paperen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCanadian Institute of Resources Lawen_US
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