... © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only built environment environment environmental engineering United Nations Sustainable Development Goals water supply Scottish Water is increasingly embracing nature-based solutions (NbS...

... to the environment and derive appropriate solutions. A solid understanding of both the quantity and quality aspects of SOs will inform what and where an appropriate end-of-line solution should be. High-quality data is a fundamental tool in building evidence of environmental impacts and solution effectiveness...

... accumulate in wet spots, posing a risk to life. SWF also causes damage to property and critical infrastructure. When heavy rainfall inundates sewer systems in London, there are also environmental consequences including the pollution of rivers and canals with contaminated surface water from roads...

... benefits from providing a green bridge across the A3 at Cockcrow, the green bridge was not part of the necessary environmental mitigation for the M25 junction 10 scheme and it was important that it did not result in further loss of land from the adjacent SPA/SSSI/LNR. Although substantial design work...

... environmental engineering flood & floodworks sustainability UN SDG 13: Climate action We are in a climate emergency. Therefore, the need for engineers to strive to work with the environment, as opposed to against it, has never been more important. The Environment Agency’s (EA’s) Tees Tidelands...

...Simon De-Ville, MEng, PhD; Fran Wilson, BSc, MSc; Virginia Stovin, BSc, PhD Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are becoming more commonplace in urban environments due to the additional benefits they can provide alongside their core stormwater management function. In Mansfield, UK, Severn Trent...

... environmental concerns for wind turbines come from their possible negative impact on bird and bat populations. Land use can also be an issue as well as opposition from communities who may be concerned with the visual and sound impacts of wind projects (IRENA, 2018). Similarly, Gernaat et al. (2014...

... to satisfy all the environmental, landscape, rigidity and comfort requirements (Sandovič and Juozapaitis, 2013 ; Strasky, 1987). The bridge was designed in 2019 with geotechnical assistance from Geo3 Studio. Contractor Moosmair Ropeway Construction started on site in January 2020 and, after 133 days...

... a sustainable future for the UK, bringing social, economic and environmental benefits. However, the Greater West Programme acknowledged that this should not come with an unacceptable price on the natural environment and local communities. It demonstrated true sustainable development in rail infrastructure...

... or a product. Secondly, calculating the impacts for an environmental product declaration takes considerable effort. This places a financial burden on suppliers, which often operate in a highly competitive environment. More and more major new infrastructure projects are estimating the carbon dioxide...

...)   Environmental Monitoring and Assessment   119   1–3   557   569   10.1007/s10661-005-9043-2 Hirota   K   2010   Comparative studies on vehicle related policies for air pollution reduction in ten Asian countries   Sustainability   2   1   145   162   10.3390/su2010145...

... and are integral to the development of the programme. Figure 1 London Go Ultra Low City Scheme governance structure. TEC, Transport and Environment Committee. The GULCS has established a London-wide delivery partnership that provides boroughs with essential capital funding to provide up to 75...

... for knowledge transfer among Europe’s environmental front runners. It stimulates peer-to-peer exchange of best practices and delivers on Europe’s commitment to engage with cities and promote sustainable urban development under the seventh environment action programme and urban agenda for the EU...

... Gulf region. There has been significant expansion of population, built-up area, gross domestic product and resource use in the region over the past 40 years. Unfortunately this growth has resulted in significant negative social and environmental impacts. There is a recognition from regional leaders...

... client role was fundamental to delivering a high level of environmental performance and successfully addressing the environmental challenges posed by the scheme. 02 06 2017 06 07 2017 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 environment management recycling & reuse...

... by the public. Ideas taken forward were subject to appraisal and screening in terms of environmental impact, technical merit and costs. The development and construction of all phases were funded principally from grant in aid funding under the Coastal Protection Act 1949 from the Department for Environment...

... connectivity that is efficient, socially enhancing and environmentally positive. The UK has ‘offshored’ much of its manufacturing, which has provided apparent territorial emission reductions, although less control of consumptive emissions, with manufacturing powered by grids elsewhere and contributing...

... the remaining sewage for further treatment (Tam, 2011). Upon completion of the environmental and engineering feasibility study for a second stage of the harbour area treatment scheme in 2005, the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region decided to implement the remaining part of the scheme...

... the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ by the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (UNWC, 2011). Sustainable building practices aim to reduce the environmental impact of building works. A sustainable building refers to not only the sustainability of the building’s...

... many environmental challenges to face. The European Green Capital Award, an initiative of the European Commission environment directorate, was conceived to promote and reward the efforts of local authorities in improving the urban environment, and their high level of commitment to genuine progress...