Brownfield
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Brownfield
1. Unused land previously utilized for industrial or other commercial purposes, especially land that is polluted or otherwise contaminated. Municipalities and private businesses sometimes attempt to clean up brownfields and/or find new uses for them.
2. More generally, land no longer in use. The term in this sense is most common the United Kingdom and Australia.
2. More generally, land no longer in use. The term in this sense is most common the United Kingdom and Australia.
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