ABSTRACT
In the derelict site material and, to a lesser extent, spatial qualities are often easily identifiable. The category of derelict, underused and neglected land encompasses both previously developed land and brownfield sites and also addresses the concept of care, thus reflecting a common public perception of wasteland as uncared for. The nature–culture binary has also shifted in the field of landscape architecture; there is now emphasis on 'the conceptualization of landscape existing within a field of relationships, involving both nature and culture'. The changes in the normal spatial arrangements in the landscape present possibilities for unstructured playfulness and encourage visitors to experience different ways of moving around and over the decaying buildings. This embodied relationship can facilitate diverse ways of relating to the site's past history; ghosts of past workers and narratives about their lives may be imagined and there are possibilities for other forms of recollection, remembering and storytelling.
