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permission. This opens the doors to speculative developers looking to maximize the
land value. In addition to jobs being lost, it is feared that deindustrialization may lead
London toward a densely inhabited, expensive residential dormitory, instead of a
lively international city (The Guardian, 2017).
Finally, a caveat. Not all redevelopment projects within a region or program are
equally vital to be implemented at once. Money is a finite element: project goals
should be realistic and prioritization may be needed. To this end, the following hints
should be considered (EPA, 2014b):
l be realistic by keeping to a reasonable project size and number of brownfields;
l use existing site conditions and market prospects to select brownfield cleanup and redevel-
opment objectives;
l check cleanup and reuse compatibility with other sites, community plans, and zoning;
l involve potential end users to get their input on viable site reuse options;
l consider how site control and accessibility may affect the project (this component per se may
establish priorities);
determine what properties are eligible for financial resources;
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develop transparent site selection criteria together with property owners and other
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stakeholders;
look for opportunities to improve efficiency, for example, through economies of scale;
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identify sites that can catalyze other redevelopment projects in the region;
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l consider implementing discrete parts of the project rather than whole project.

5.2 The public and other stakeholders

Never forget that you are a member of your own community. Don’t do something that
you wouldn’t like to see done.
Keith Richman, Building Buzz for Your Web Project, SXSW 2006

Nuclear operations normally involve several agencies and organizations, including
suppliers, customers, regulators, and local officials. At the time of decommissioning,
site remediation and redevelopment new parties will express a concern in the events
and the range of external stakeholders will increase. New stakeholders will include
site/regional planners, potential new owners or tenants of the site, and the media,
but experience proves that involvement of a wider range of stakeholders from the local
and regional community (environmentalists, public opinion groups, historians, etc.) or
the bearers of far-fetched interests (international partners, shareholders, etc.) is to be
expected and can be beneficial or obstructive. A list of expected stakeholders in a his-
toric regeneration project in the United Kingdom might include all or some of the fol-
lowing (British Property Federation, 2013).
local planning authority and English Heritage;
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l local enterprise partnerships (these are bodies that bring together the private sector and local
authorities across functional economic areas. They can generally assist in facilitating a large
area-based project);