Project
Summary:
The research will be based around four main themes –`People´, `Design´, `River´ and `Values´. `People´ will include the stakeholders, the people that live
and work in the area and the organisations responsible for managing the land and river. These people will be asked what they want and the researchers will look
at how these ideas can be implemented. `Design´ will consider possibilities for innovation and intervention, whether through new concepts or better integration
of existing ideas. `River´, will examine the environmental issues in the area, for example, ecology, flood capacity and pollution. Finally, `Values´ will
consider the agents of change or money available. This theme will address what are the costs and benefits of different ideas and what are the most sustainable,
workable solutions.
The project will involve a mix of evidence gathering, for example fieldwork on the river´s ecology, people´s desires and opinions, storm drainage, property
values, as well as the use of tools and models. These will be used to visualise future scenarios, examine what can be gained from different kinds of development,
and model how the rivers work and deliver environmental benefits
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Professor Paul Bardos