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Developing and validating a practical decision support tool (DST) for biomass selection on marginal land

Developing and validating a practical decision support tool (DST) for biomass selection on marginal land
Developing and validating a practical decision support tool (DST) for biomass selection on marginal land
Marginal, often contaminated, sites exist in large areas across the world as a result of historic activities such as industry, transportation and mineral extraction. Remediation, or other improvements, of these sites is typically only considered for sites with high exploitation pressure and those posing the highest risks to human health or the environment. At the same time there is increasing competition for land resources for different needs such as biofuel production. Potentially some of this land requirement could be met by production of biomass on brownfield or other marginal land, thereby improving the land while applying the crop cultivation as part of an integrated management strategy. The design and decision making for such a strategy will be site specific. A decision support framework, the Rejuvenate DST (decision support tool) has been developed with the aim of supporting such site specific decision making. This tool is presented here, and has been tested by applying it to a number of case study sites. The consequent SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunities and threats) analysis is discussed and evaluated. The DST was found to be systematic, transparent, and applicable for diverse sites in France, Romania and Sweden, in addition to the sites to which it was applied through its development. The DST is regarded as especially useful if applied as a checklist in an iterative way throughout the decision process, from identifying potential crops to identifying knowledge gaps, working/non-working management strategies and potential risks. The DST also provides a structure promoting effective stakeholder engagement.
Marginal land, Risk based land management, Biofuel, Phyto-remediation, Decision support tool (DST)
0301-4797
113-121
Andersson-Sköld, Y.
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Bardos, P.
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Chalot, M.
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Bert, V.
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Crutu, G.
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Phanthavongsa, P.
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Delplanque, M.
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Track, T.
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Cundy, A.B.
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Andersson-Sköld, Y.
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Bardos, P.
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Chalot, M.
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Bert, V.
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Crutu, G.
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Phanthavongsa, P.
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Delplanque, M.
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Track, T.
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Cundy, A.B.
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Andersson-Sköld, Y., Bardos, P., Chalot, M., Bert, V., Crutu, G., Phanthavongsa, P., Delplanque, M., Track, T. and Cundy, A.B. (2014) Developing and validating a practical decision support tool (DST) for biomass selection on marginal land. Journal of Environmental Management, 145, 113-121. (doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.06.012).

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Abstract

Marginal, often contaminated, sites exist in large areas across the world as a result of historic activities such as industry, transportation and mineral extraction. Remediation, or other improvements, of these sites is typically only considered for sites with high exploitation pressure and those posing the highest risks to human health or the environment. At the same time there is increasing competition for land resources for different needs such as biofuel production. Potentially some of this land requirement could be met by production of biomass on brownfield or other marginal land, thereby improving the land while applying the crop cultivation as part of an integrated management strategy. The design and decision making for such a strategy will be site specific. A decision support framework, the Rejuvenate DST (decision support tool) has been developed with the aim of supporting such site specific decision making. This tool is presented here, and has been tested by applying it to a number of case study sites. The consequent SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunities and threats) analysis is discussed and evaluated. The DST was found to be systematic, transparent, and applicable for diverse sites in France, Romania and Sweden, in addition to the sites to which it was applied through its development. The DST is regarded as especially useful if applied as a checklist in an iterative way throughout the decision process, from identifying potential crops to identifying knowledge gaps, working/non-working management strategies and potential risks. The DST also provides a structure promoting effective stakeholder engagement.

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Published date: 1 December 2014
Keywords: Marginal land, Risk based land management, Biofuel, Phyto-remediation, Decision support tool (DST)
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Local EPrints ID: 399268
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/399268
ISSN: 0301-4797
PURE UUID: e08c671e-9540-4e7a-bacd-41209f70e460
ORCID for A.B. Cundy: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4368-2569

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Date deposited: 10 Aug 2016 09:33
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:52

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Author: Y. Andersson-Sköld
Author: P. Bardos
Author: M. Chalot
Author: V. Bert
Author: G. Crutu
Author: P. Phanthavongsa
Author: M. Delplanque
Author: T. Track
Author: A.B. Cundy ORCID iD

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