The database on brownfields in Ostrava (Czech Republic): some approaches to categorization

Abstract

The problematics of brownfields are discussed with respect to terminology and some examples of a few approaches to the categorization of brownfields. The status of the brownfield areas database in Ostrava in 2000 is then described, with the results of updates to 2010. Some particular cases of regeneration are then treated, with a focus on areas of mining brownfields, 15 of which were registered in the 2000 database.