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Regions of extensive industrial dereliction are common in those developed countries where rapid and uncontrolled growth took place in the 19th century and where industrial activities were subsequently brought to a halt by depletion of raw materials or by market changes. It is now widely recognised that ecological information is of considerable value in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of such areas.
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© 1977 J. M. Edington And M. A. Edington
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Edington, J.M., Edington, M.A. (1977). A derelict industrial area. In: Ecology and Environmental Planning. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5738-1_9
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