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Reading nuclear landscapes: A global typological investigation of nuclear power plant sites
The global nuclear industry is entering a phase of widespread decommissioning of aging nuclear power plants (NPPs). New planning approaches are needed to prevent these sites from turning into persistent brownfields by transforming them into meaningful post-nuclear spaces. As a prerequisite for any widely applicable NPP transformation strategy, this paper presents a global typological investigation of the spatial expression of NPPs based on a systematic analysis of aerial and online imagery. The investigation reveals the compositional and configurational complexity of NPPs as a key challenge for redevelopment, questioning if conventional transformation approaches focusing on the reuse of individual buildings or site assets are suitable for NPP sites. Instead, the results show that a ‘landscape reading’ of NPPs—looking beyond site boundaries at the wider landscape context—is crucial to understanding these spaces in their full complexity and spatial form.
Reading nuclear landscapes: A global typological investigation of nuclear power plant sites
The global nuclear industry is entering a phase of widespread decommissioning of aging nuclear power plants (NPPs). New planning approaches are needed to prevent these sites from turning into persistent brownfields by transforming them into meaningful post-nuclear spaces. As a prerequisite for any widely applicable NPP transformation strategy, this paper presents a global typological investigation of the spatial expression of NPPs based on a systematic analysis of aerial and online imagery. The investigation reveals the compositional and configurational complexity of NPPs as a key challenge for redevelopment, questioning if conventional transformation approaches focusing on the reuse of individual buildings or site assets are suitable for NPP sites. Instead, the results show that a ‘landscape reading’ of NPPs—looking beyond site boundaries at the wider landscape context—is crucial to understanding these spaces in their full complexity and spatial form.
Reading nuclear landscapes: A global typological investigation of nuclear power plant sites
von Einsiedel, Sophie (author) / Weilacher, Udo (author) / Hersperger, Anna M. (author)
Journal of Landscape Architecture ; 19 ; 18-37
2024-05-03
20 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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