... 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) as a key component of its strategic ambitions to be achieved by 2027: delivering...

... Engineering   54 : 173 – 182 . Botturi   A , Ozbayram   EG , Tondera   K , et al. (2021) Combined sewer overflows: a critical review on best practice and innovative solutions to mitigate impacts on environment and human health . Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology...

... between key organisations that have a role to play in SWF. The strategy will aim to increase London’s preparedness for SWF, while delivering benefits for Londoners, the environment and the economy. As part of the strategy, natural solutions to SWF, such as sustainable drainage systems, will be prioritised...

... improvements above ‘business as usual’. This money is allocated to specific funding streams and the green bridge is funded by the ‘Environment and Wellbeing – Landscape’ fund, which aims to protect and enhance the character of the landscape surrounding National Highways’ network and help roads blend...

... climate change coastal engineering environment environmental engineering flood & floodworks sustainability UN SDG 13: Climate action The Tees estuary, in north-east England, is the focal point of the Teesside conurbation, comprising Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and Redcar...

...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...

... if they are regularly serviced, as wind turbines installed in the 1990s are still in operation. Wind turbines tend to have an output decline of 1.5–1.9% per year, as their performance declines with age (IRENA, 2018 ; Staffell and Green, 2014 . The main environmental concerns for wind turbines come from...

... designed. The duration of the works is relatively short and the completed bridges provide a sense of stability to users, have a low environmental impact and integrate well with natural surroundings (Figure 12). Figure 12 The slender and elegant structure blends well with its natural environment yet...

...Emmanuel Deschamps, MSc; Mike Franklin, PgD Through collaborative working, staff engagement, grassroots input, culture change and leadership support, the Greater West Programme rose to the challenge of ‘delivering environmental benefits and sustainable outcomes to the highest industry standard...

... 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...

...) 19 03 2018 13 08 2018 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 environment pollution public health India’s capital Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), has a total area of 1483 km2, with a maximum length and width of 53 km and 48 km...

... it aligns with the objectives of the mayor and his transport and environment strategies. The strategic director (environment) for Barnet Council, one of London’s 32 boroughs, has a position on the steering committee, chairs the working group and represents the London Environment Directors’ Network...

... to strength since its inception. The network is a platform 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...

... aspects: human and environmental. The ‘stuff’ people build and own is temporal and money is a means of trading resources and has no physical capital. To be able to survive and flourish, humans need to protect themselves and the environment. Economic sustainability is a function of natural and social...

... infrastructure. 02 06 2017 06 07 2017 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 environment management recycling & reuse of materials The outcome was that best practice became the project’s minimum environmental requirement. It also ensured the cascading of the mitigation from...

.... Soil nailing. Dowel piles and anchored pile retaining wall. Defra/ Environment Agency grant in aid. West Dorset District Council. Dorset County Council, as highway authority. Reconciling engineering requirements with environmental constraints. Construction on the foreshore submerged at high water...

... in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. environment government transport planning In 2013 the UK government’s Green Construction Board published a report called Infrastructure Carbon Review (GCB, 2013). It was a seminal point in the construction industry’s...

... pumping stations were investigated and value-managed, taking into account the construction cost, pumping cost, land requirements, programme and environmental implications. It was assumed that, with an overall system peaking factor of 1·7, transfer pumping stations would no longer be required, while...

... 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 structure but also the utilisation of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource...

... of Europeans currently live in cities and, by 2050, four out of five Europeans are predicted to be living in urban areas. Europe's urban centres therefore have many environmental challenges to face. The European Green Capital Award, an initiative of the European Commission environment directorate...