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Assessing sustainable remediation frameworks using sustainability principles.

D Reanne Ridsdale¹, Bram F Noble¹

¹Department of Geography and Planning, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5C8, Canada.

Journal of Environmental Management

|September 18, 2016

Summary

This study evaluated sustainability in remediation frameworks, finding that dedicated sustainable remediation frameworks better integrate social, economic, and biophysical factors. However, no frameworks offer guidance for managing sustainability trade-offs.

Keywords:

Remediation Sustainability principles Sustainable remediation frameworks

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Environmental Management
Sustainable Development

Background:

The remediation industry has seen significant growth.
International frameworks exist for integrating sustainability into remediation projects.
The practical operationalization and actual role of sustainability in these frameworks remain under-examined.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze how sustainability is represented within existing remediation frameworks.
To assess the practical guidance provided by these frameworks for sustainable remediation.
To propose and apply a set of criteria for evaluating sustainability integration.

Main Methods:

Development of seven broad sustainability principles and review criteria.
Application of these criteria to a sample of six international remediation frameworks.
Comparative analysis of framework performance against the established criteria.

Main Results:

No single framework fully met all proposed sustainability criteria.
Frameworks explicitly identified as 'sustainable remediation' frameworks performed best.
All frameworks addressed intra-generational equity, but only sustainable remediation frameworks integrated social, economic, and biophysical components beyond basic triple-bottom-line indicators.
No frameworks provided guidance on managing trade-offs in sustainability decisions.

Conclusions:

Dedicated sustainable remediation frameworks offer more comprehensive integration of sustainability components.
Current frameworks lack guidance for navigating complex sustainability trade-offs.
Further development is needed to enhance the practical application of sustainability in remediation.