Each of these sites are unique modern industries which have contaminants specific to their field.
Parks
Parks are a fantastic opportunity to acknowledge the past stories of the site as well as present use, whilst leaving space for future use. This chapter looks at underground parks, mobile parks, small scale parks, interior parks, roof parks, and vertical park concept. Ideas such as parks that use unique themes including water remediation parks, private/public collaborative parks, exploration of light pollution parks, recycled parks and car parks are explored.
In community sites it is important to look at local use of the site, culture of the, diversity, ADA requirements, celebrating processes such as storm water, cleaning, organic materials, exterior greening vertical and horizontal, air quality, pedestrian scale and views for children. Additionally, exploring new sites and ways to consider park- such as mobile parks, seasonal parks, connected roof top parks, alley parks, and other unique sites can help improve community health, vitality and economy.
Oil Drilling
The process for oil drilling includes the use of water throughout a series of steps. The water then contaminated with byproducts which can be removed through a multi-stage sloped wetland and filter. Once cleaned for re-use, the water can be re-piped through the drilling site. While the water is being cleaned in the multi-stage wetland, the site is an amenity for the community, cleaning not only the drilling process water, but also storm water and farm water. The wetland park becomes an educational system for understanding and improving processes.
The Engaging Green team of visionaries illustrate a design solution for daily cleaning of water using a combination of plant materials and structures to remove the contaminants. First we introduce the multiple practices of greening, technologies, and considerations; then evaluate their ability to produce the desired outcome of cleaning 1,500 barrels of water daily. Next, site specific conditions are discussed, followed by an analysis on community benefits. Finally, resumes of the collaborative team visionaries are placed in the appendix to support this proposal.
Engaging the Wetland illustrates the benefits of this resourceful solution using a process which combines science and design for an outcome which benefits the ecosytems and community.
Mining sites
Mining sites, once closed for mining materials, are left with severely sloped land, mine tailings, and erosion damage.
Airports
Airports, particularly the Minneapolis/St. Paul hub, have a unique element of de-icer fluid. n one winter in the Midwest, the MSP Twin Cities, the average number of days the temperature is under 32 degrees (freezing point) is 156 days. Glycol solutions, which are used in aircraft deicing operations, are harmful to the environment and during decomposition deplete oxygen levels at a very high rate in surrounding water features. This depletion of oxygen will in turn result in the loss of aquatic plants in the water, resulting in dead organisms.
However, deicing solutions, which primarily include the component Glycol are vital to the deicing process of airplane because of their non-corrosive components. 25 Million Gallons of deicer total on an average winter at MSP year. For reference, this is the equivalent 417 Olympic swimming pools.
An internal structure which can be visible to the public can use phytoremediation techniques to deconstruct the hydrocarbon H2C6O2 (Glycol). The system will be a duel-purpose system which collects and controls the input and output of both deicing solution in a four month span, other winter runoff liquids, as well as other grey water runoff from the airport in the full twelve months of the year.