> On Mar 13, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdre...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > "brownfield" seems quite misleading as description for a plot formerly > occupied by a house, it would be appropriate for former industrial or > commercial areas with suspected pollution
I always understood the definition as "land that was previously used, then cleared to prepare for a different use. Lots are usually the site of existing structures or similar that were destroyed/demolished. With this definition, a vacant lot in a neighborhood (where a building or house stood) is definitely a brownfield. It is the opposite of greenfield construction - land cleared of native/natural habitat to be made ready for use for the first time - bulldozing a forest or filling in a swamp for construction. I was unaware of a pollution angle. Javbw. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
