Japanese Knotweed: Impact on Brownfield Development and Discussion on Newly Implemented Innovative Solutions

This paper discusses how Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) has become an important environmental issue prior to the development of a brownfield site. Japanese knotweed is an invasive plant that has the ability to spread once fragments are dispersed by natural means and human activity affecting the ecosystem and animal habitat as well as proposed costs and time-scales of any future development. This invasive plant is a particular problem in the British Isles, having been introduced as a non-native species from Asia and is likely to spread further throughout Europe and beyond due to its nature of adjusting to different soil types and climates. The legal and financial implications in the UK are explored, as well as roles and responsibilities arising from knotweed presence. The methodologies used once knotweed has been identified are discussed and the liaison with relevant British government authorities and agencies clarified; efforts for the secure and applicable management of the knotweed are also discussed, as well as the liabilities to the landowner or developer for treatment, including the role of environmental consultants to identify the best options for designing and managing the impact, are examined. Newly developed innovative solutions, such as the design and application of geosynthetics, can provide a rapid and cost effective remediation solution to knotweed infested land and can help to speed up redevelopment. This sustainable and environmentally friendly treatment will the complete removal of the knotweed and prevent any further damage to structures and foundations,

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• Authors:
  • Mantzou, P
• Conference:
  • Fourth International Conference on Prevention, Assessment, Rehabilitation and Development of Brownfield Sites
  • Location: Cephalonia , Greece
  • Date: 2008-5-6 to 2008-5-8
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 65-76
• Monograph Title: Brownfields Sites IV. Prevention, Assessment, Rehabilitation and Development of Brownfield Sites

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brownfields; Environmental impacts; Geosynthetics; Native plants; Real estate development; Redevelopment; Soil remediation; Weeds
• Geographic Terms: Asia; Japan
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01110035
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781845641054
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 2008 8:11AM