CatSci An integrated study of the River Don catchment, Yorkshire
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Country: United Kingdom
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Project Type: RTD
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Topics:
Water resources and their management -->River basin management Water resources and their management -->River basins Water resources and their management -->Stresses, quality and ecological status Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview
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Project objectives:
CatSci is a programme of individual research projects focused on the River Don catchment in Yorkshire, England. The aim is to produce an integrated study of the pressures on the ecological status of surface and ground waters in a mixed urban-rural catchment, and to design and test future management options. The programme works to meet the requirements of the WFD for integrated water management.
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Summary:
CatSci is a programme of research in the mixed urban-rural River Don catchment in Yorkshire, England. The aim is to design and test future management options through an integrated study of the pressures on the ecological status of surface and ground waters. Novel modelling approaches to catchment science are included within the CatSci programme, addressing the need for new modelling tools to meet the challenges of catchment science. The overarching theme for CatSci is that questions and solutions are sought at the catchment-scale.
The research programme for CatSci will focus on gaining a catchment-scale understanding of:
i) physical habitat controls on ecosystem structure and functioning;
ii) water quality controls on ecosystem structure and functioning;
iii) pollutant transport and attenuation;
iv) socio-economic impacts of the water catchment;
v) restoration and improvement
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Weblink:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/csc/catsci.html
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Link to Organisations:
Department for Environment
Environment Agency (England and Wales)
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Submitted by:
Dr Antony Chapman
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08/11/2007 15:20:00
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