Cel Problems to be solvedGroundwater pollution in industrialised sites is a general problem in a variety of European cities. Most of them are located in river basins and use groundwater for water supply from local shallow aquifer systems. Within the last decades changes in land use and ownership have resulted in complex contamination patterns, such as heterogeneous distribution of contaminants, different contaminants and large subsurface areas. Industrial development and the need for groundwater conservation are in acute conflict. Today, large amounts of private and public money are spent to identify and assess point sources of contamination without being able to reliably quantify their impact on the groundwater quality; numerous remediation schemes are operated without an economical evaluation of their long-term performance. Throughout Europe numerous guidelines and directives exist at the national level, focussing on the characterisation and evaluation of individual sites - but none of the approaches is applicable to industrial regions as a whole. The INCORE approach supports the revitalisation of urban industrial land inline with the Aalborg Charter of European Cities and Towns Towards Sustainability. Major impacts deriving from contaminated land are groundwater contamination and restrictions to land use. INCORE emphasises the sustainable use of groundwater resources in line with the key objectives of EU water policy.Scientific objectives and approachINCORE aims at providing a cost-efficient technical-administrative set of tools to optimise investigation, evaluation and management of contaminated groundwater and land in urban industrial areas, considering regional aspects such as complex land-use patterns, land-use specific contamination and the extent of urban industrial areas. This will allow the revitalisation of groundwater resources and soil in these areas. Innovation of current scientific, technical, economic and administrative methodologies will be tackled.INCORE focuses on the development and partial implementation of an new approach to contaminated land assessment and revitalisation in urban industrial areas comprising three cycles:(a) the investigation of groundwater contamination emission at the scale of entire sites,(b) the evaluation of the contamination source zones and(c) the development of emission oriented remediation strategies. The major advantage of the new approach is that the number of sites to be considered is reduced within each cycle. Furthermore cost-effective revitalisation measures could be implemented based on the level of tolerable groundwater emissions. To achieve the projects goals following deliverables have been defined which will deliver the necessary methods/tools for the implementation of the new cyclic approach: Application strategies and recommendations for investigation of contaminated groundwater and land in industrialised urban areas. Methodology for optimal selection, combination and application of innovative remediation technologies. Recommendations to harmonise, improve and accelerate administrative work with respect to PPP-Models in the integral abatement of water pollution from contaminated land, landfills and sediments in Europe.Expected impactsINCORE will develop new technical and administrative tools under real-world conditions to provide an important basis for the development of future EU directives on contaminated land assessment. Economic impact of revitalisation process is expected by providing incentives for new business settlements in traditional "brownfields" avoiding the settling down in "green field" areas. The public authorities will be given the chance to solve negative site aspects, improve and regain the quality of life and environment in urban areas by achieving and maintaining regional groundwater at high quality, supporting the sustainable use and conservation of regional groundwater resources, and furthermore sustainable develop their city. Dziedzina nauki social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiespublic policiesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologydrainage basinsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste managementwaste treatment processes Program(-y) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Temat(-y) 1.1.4.-1. - Key action Sustainable Management and Quality of Water Zaproszenie do składania wniosków Data not available System finansowania CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Koordynator UW-UMWELTWIRTSCHAFT GMBH Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Friolzheimer Strasse 3 70499 Stuttgart Niemcy Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Uczestnicy (9) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières Francja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 15,Rue du Tanin 15 67834 TANNERIES Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych COMMUNAUTE URBAINE DE STRASBOURG Francja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Place de l'Etoile 1 67070 Strasbourg Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych COMUNE DI MILANO Włochy Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Piazza del Duomo 21 20121 MILANO Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY REPRESENTING THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA Austria Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 5,Spittelauer Lände 5 Groupe IV - Environmental Tech 1090 Wien Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS Polska Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Ul. Kossutha 6 40 833 KATOWICE Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE Polska Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Rakowiecka, 4 00-975 WARSZAWA Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN Włochy Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 20133 MILANO Zobacz na mapie Linki Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych THE UNIVERSITY OF TUEBINGEN Niemcy Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 17,Sigwartstrasse 10 72074 TUEBINGEN Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych UNIVERSITE LOUIS PASTEUR, STRASBOURG 1 Francja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Rue Boussignault 2 67083 Strasbourg Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych