Abstract
Although in the last decades site remediation activities have received more attention and funds, the high cost required for the remediation projects and the limited resources available have resulted in a limited implementation of site remediation practices. Considering the recent economic crisis which has taken several countries worldwide, most contaminated sites could remain so. For instance, a large number of closed landfill sites are present in the territory and they could require a lot of money for remediation. It is obvious that the redevelopment of the site can play a major role in the sustainability of the remediation project. In this study a guideline was developed to evaluate the sustainability of site remediation and reuse projects. This guideline is based on a holistic approach which takes into account all the factors related to the site remedial actions, including political-decisional factors, social-economical factors, environmental factors, and technical factors. The developed guideline was applied to evaluate the sustainability of the remediation of a closed municipal solid wastes landfill site. In particular, it was proposed the reuse of the landfill restored site as a solar park. Obtained results have demonstrated that the restoration and land reuse projects is sustainable only when government subsidies are provided.
