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Sustainability 2012, 4, 840-862; doi:10.3390/su4050840 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Article Sticks and Stones: The Impact of the Definitions of Brownfield in Policies on Socio-Economic Sustainability Yu-Ting Tang * and C. Paul Nathanail School of Geography, Sir Clive Granger Building, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, UK; E-Mail: paul .nathanail@nottingham.ac.uk * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: tangyuting@; Tel.: +44-7-942-757-431; Fax: +44-1-159-515-249. Received: 15 February 2012; in revised form: 19 April 2012 / Accepted: 24 April 2012 / Published: 3 May 2012 Abstract: Many countries encourage brownfield regeneration as a means of sustainable development but define “brownfield” differently. Specifically, the definitions of brownfield in the regeneration policies of countries with higher population densities usually promote recycling land that is previously developed, whether or not there is chemical contamination. Further, the de facto definition of brownfield used by the UK government focuses on previously developed land that is unused or underused. The ANOVA in this study revealed that local authorities in England (n = 296) with higher percentages of derelict and vacant land tended to be more deprived based on the English Indices of Multiple Deprivation, which evaluate deprivation from