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NERC Reference : NE/K002422/1

Changes in urbanisation and its effects on water quantity and quality from local to regional scale

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor S Khu, University of Surrey, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Science Area:
Atmospheric
Earth
Freshwater
Marine
Terrestrial
Overall Classification:
Freshwater
ENRIs:
Biodiversity
Environmental Risks and Hazards
Global Change
Natural Resource Management
Pollution and Waste
Science Topics:
Urban & Land Management
Hydrological Processes
Soil science
Water Quality
Abstract:
Over the past 50 years changes in UK land-use have been considerable and substantial change is likely to continue. The UK population is projected to increase by 16% to 2035 which will bring about change to the size and structure of urban areas and increased pressure on land management, especially in the south-east. This project, by calling upon a range of tested modelling approaches and associated expertise will advance understanding of the fine-scale impacts of urbanisation on water resources and pollution, which are currently poorly understood. The focus will be on water security in the Thames river basin where projections of future population and climate indicate serious water stress. Detailed case studies at a local scale (including Bracknell and Swindon), where the impacts of past land-use changes on river hydrological and ecological regimes are likely to be large, will be undertaken and a novel integrated modelling approach developed and tested. The approach will then be rationalised and up-scaled for testing across the entire Thames, and, in conjunction with projections of urban development and land management change, used to quantify future effects. These findings will be set in the context of effects indicated to be a direct consequence of climate drivers.
Period of Award:
16 Apr 2013 - 15 Apr 2016
Value:
£254,952 Split Award
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NE/K002422/1
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed (Research Programmes)
Grant Status:
Closed

This grant award has a total value of £254,952  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

DI - Other CostsIndirect - Indirect CostsDA - InvestigatorsDA - Estate CostsDI - StaffDI - T&SDA - Other Directly Allocated
£9,756£91,781£15,547£24,796£99,406£11,383£2,283

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