part of the North West Climate Change Action Plan

Green Infrastructure and Hydrology

Green infrastructure and hydrology in a changing climate were explored in more detail through a 4 month internship (January to May 2009). The findings from this will be incorporated into the rest of action 4.3.

 

The report from this project can be downloaded from here.

  

Presentations from a half day seminar (on 5th May 2009) can be downloaded from here. The seminar was chaired by Professor John Handley of the University of Manchester, and included the following presentations.

 

  • Green infrastructure to combat climate change: part of the NW Climate Change Action Plan - Susannah Gill, The Mersey Forest
  • Green infrastructure and hydrology: a summary of my 4-month internship with The Mersey Forest - Julia Bartens, The Mersey Forest
  • River Basin Management Plans - Anu Handoo, Environment Agency
  • Flood management: the role of the Environment Agency - Clive Gaskell, Environment Agency
  • Spatial Planning and floodplain restoration: and the relevance to GI? - Karen Potter, University of Liverpool
  • Integrating grey and green infrastructure - Malcolm Barton, IBIS Environmental and Design Consultants
  • Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems - David Wake, Cass Associates

 

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