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The call for abstracts for the BLRS 2010 8th International Conference, Restoration and Recovery: Regenerating Land and Communities, has been extended to the 15th October.

Please see www.conference2010.blrs.org for more information. Abstract submission is online at the website, and will require you to pre-register on the website so that the whole process can be through the website.

Corby Borough Council has become the first local authority to be found liable of negligence for land remediation after the High Court’s final verdict on July 29.

The land remediation released contaminated dust that "could realistically have caused" 16 children to be born with defects such as missing or underdeveloped fingers or deformed feet.

The story that made the front pages in the national news may mark the beginning of significant changes for the brownfield industry and trigger thousands of other cases against councils.

For more information see Brownfield Briefing:

http://www.brownfieldbriefing.com/news/corby-case-could-hamper-brownfield-land-development

http://www.brownfieldbriefing.com/news/corby-council-liable

Restoration and Recovery: Regenerating Land and Communities

The conference aims to address current issues in the restoration of former brownfield sites. It will focus not only on the technical aspects of land regeneration but also on planning and community involvement in the successful environmental, economic and social recovery of such sites.

Please pre-register on the conference website to stay up to date with news and information on the conference:

Conference website

The first flyer has also been released to accompany the call for abstracts: