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URGENT - Urban Regeneration and the Environment, is a Thematic Programme of research funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. URGENT aims to stimulate 
the regeneration of the urban environment through understanding and managing the interaction of natural and man-made processes.  
  
The URGENT Programme of Thematic Research has been established to integrate urban ecological and environmental research across the geological, terrestrial, 
freshwater and atmospheric sciences and will work in partnership with city authorities, industry and regulatory bodies. The programme is expected to receive 
NERC funding of £9.7 million over seven years, with additional support anticipated from organisations such as the Environment Agency.    
  
URGENT is focused on a limited range of urban conurbations in the UK but is expected to develop generic models and solutions which can be applied more widely 
in the UK and internationally.   
  
URGENT is collaborating with other NERC programmes, such as 'Environmental Diagnostics', and other Research Council-supported initiatives, such as 
the EPSRC 'Towards Sustainable Cities' programme, and the ESRC 'Cities Competitiveness and Cohesion' programme. Joint science projects have been initiated 
and strong working relationships forged with the expected promotion of a cross-Council publication on urban programmes.