“Brown Earth-Work”:A New Landscape Paradigm and Research Approach for Brownfields Regeneration

Landscape architecture is one of the leading disciplines in tackling the challenges of brownfi elds regeneration,as open spaces are favored by regeneration projects as the end use.Among the many disciplines involved in brownfields regeneration efforts,the two key disciplines that have impacts on the physical and spatial quality of brownfi eld sites are landscape architecture and environmental engineering.However,in current brownfi elds regeneration practice in China,there is a lack of collaboration between the two disciplines and it is urgent to elaborate the coupling mechanism between environmental remediation and landscape design.In response,the concept of"Brown Earth-Work"is proposed,which emphasizes the physical and spatial dimensions of"contamination"in brownfi eld sites.By identifying the key spatial and environmental elements in brownfi elds regeneration,Brown Earth-Work can serve as a common basis for closer dialogues and collaborations between the disciplines of landscape architecture and environmental engineering during the process.