Rapid economic development in Asia over the last decades has elevated numerous developing nations towards the status of New Industrialised Countries.This development was achieved at a considerable expense to the environment.Although much effort has gone into controlling air and water pollution in Asian countries,the pollution of soil and groundwater has been given little attention.For many Asian countries land availability in the past has not been a majorproblem,thus the “nomadic practice” of using,developing or even contaminating one location and moving to another was tolerable.However,as land is now fast becoming inadequate in many countries,the need to recycle these lands,commonly referred to as brownfields,has now emerged.Economically brownfields contribute to the decline of the surrounding neighborhood,thereby creating a distressed area.
As public awareness in Asia on risk and hazards associated with brownfields increases, authorities are now forced to take measures to not only to manage these brownfields,but also to formulate policies and strategies on the redevelopment of such lands.
Brownfield Asia 2008 follows the success of the first two international conferences in this series in 2004 and 2006. This conference affords an international forum for related professionals to discuss on current problems related to brownfields.

Papers are invited on the themes outlined. They will be considered for either oral or poster presentations. Extended abstracts of no more of 600 words written in English should be submitted to the secretariat. Authors should prepare the abstract using Microsoft Word. The abstracts will be peer-reviewed for clarity and technical soundness. Papers will be accepted on the understanding that they have not been previously published and will not be published elsewhere prior to the Conference.

The following are important dates for the conference:

Dateline for submission of extended abstract : 15 May 2008

Notification of acceptance of abstract : 15 May 2008 to 31 May 2008

Deadline for submission of full paper : 15 August 2008

Notification of acceptance of full paper : 1 September 2008

Deadline for early registration : 15 September 2008