ABSTRACT

The aim of the EFE-BROW (effective brownfield) mode is to carry out an assessment of potential options for the future use of brownfield lands for commercial purposes. The model is designed to not making difference between the commercial use of B2B and B2C. B2B is the abbreviation of “Business to Business” (merchant → merchant), which means business relationship and communication between merchant subjects without any direct impact on the final consumer. B2C-“business to customer” refers to business relations between merchants and end customers. Especially use in industry and logistics is considered for commercial use. Areas are not assessed here from the viewpoint of effec-

1 INTRODUCTION

Brownfields-abandoned, unused or underused areas that are losing or already have lost their are part of the history of most cities. The reasons for their emergence are different but in the past 20 years, as stated by Ferber (2006), they are very often associated with the production restructuring, with structural changes. Brownfields can not be understood simply as the problem of the site itself, but it is necessary to perceive its negative effects on the environment, as stated in (Petriková, 2011). Votoček (2011) in his work describes the gradual expansion of this negative phenomenon from the industrial areas to their surroundings, often accompanied with appearance of related social brownfields.