The future of urban river corridors
Rivers have historically been at the heart of many cities. These potentially attractive and ecologically interesting urban spaces are now prime targets for redevelopment, offering the opportunity to create mixed use, high-density and high-quality communities.
The Urban River Corridors and Sustainable Living Agendas (URSULA) project addresses the hypothesis that there are significant social, economic and environmental gains to be made by integrated and innovative interventions in urban river corridors.
URSULA's final project seminar is being held on 14 March 2012 in Sheffield.
Catchment Change Network - supporting development decision-making
Planners are increasingly under pressure to assess the interaction between flood risk, water supply, diffuse pollution and urban development.
In this context, the Catchment Change Network (CCN) brings together a wide range of academics and practitioners to consider the assessment of future change in river catchment systems.
Climate change adaptation and resilience in the urban environment
A number of new research projects focusing on the adaptation of the urban environment and infrastructure to climate change are being rolled out by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and UK Climate Impacts Programme. More...
The SNACC Project: Suburban Neighbourhood Adaptation for a Changing Climate
The SNACC project, led by Professor Katie Williams of the University of West of England aims to develop a portfolio of potential adaptation (and mitigation) strategies for suburbs (including autonomous and planned adaptations, for individual dwellings and neighbourhoods) and cluster these into testable adaptation 'packages'. More...
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