Application of Content Analysis Method to Evaluate and Identify the Brownfields Redevelopment Process in Leading Countries

Brownfield refers to lands which are derelict and have contaminated the environmental. Redevelopment is viewed of the best ways to confronting the negative effects of such lands. On the one hand, redevelopment process of this land cannot be promoted without a scientific and accurate view and this creates necessity to define and identify a process based on the experiences of other countries.
Goal of Study: Based on the said need, the goal of study is to develop a process comprising the main and subsidiary steps.

The method is descriptive-analytical and in this text, firstly the different proposed brownfields redevelopment process from leading countries, that are expert in brownfields, is identified and then evaluated with the "content analysis" method.

Evaluation showed that the all proposed processes main common points, are "Beginning", "Cleaning up", "Designing and planning" and "Implementation". In a subset of each of these key stages, there are series of subsidiary stages with peculiar steps. This subsidiary stage according to each country, city and site specific situation, have special necessity and relevance; in other words are flexible in terms of performance.

It is worthy that in our country, the main parts of brownfields redevelopment process, specially military brownfields, carried out with a glimpse at this process; meanwhile, the subsidiary steps should be implemented based on our country special social, economic and environmental conditions.