Infrastructure challenge

Inventive Ideas for Impact Innovation

Ruth Welters — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:50:05 +0000

LWEC Directorate's Ken O'Callaghan sets out his agenda for turning knowledge into action.

The strengthening research impact agenda, and partnerships such as Living With Environmental Change, challenge us to find new ways of turning knowledge into action.

Coasts

Ruth Welters — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:37:50 +0000

Living with Environmental Change and the Natural Environment Research Council held a meeting on 27 June 2011, to consider the need for a future activity in the coastal zone.

The following issues were discussed at the meeting:

Safeguarding suburbia from a changing climate

Ruth Welters — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:04:32 +0000

Learning what needs to change to prepare neighbourhoods for future conditions.

A Cooler Day at the Office

Ruth Welters — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:15:41 +0000

Practical steps to adapt council buildings in Cornwall to projected climate change.

Taking the Heat out of Hospitals

Ruth Welters — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:58:21 +0000

Vulnerable people to benefit from health/research collaboration on climate change.

Preparing UK Infrastructure for Climate Change

Ruth Welters — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:49:13 +0000

Tools and advice to future-proof investment in large scale projects

Consultation opens on UK Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research Strategy

Ruth Welters — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:49:00 +0000

Living With Environmental Change partners are now inviting your feedback on the new UK Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research Strategy.

Metal Guru

Javier Delgado — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:23:34 +0000

Providing knowledge of global trade, sources, flows and trends in metal demand and supply in the UK and EU.

New School of Thought

Ruth Welters — Tue, 24 May 2011 11:24:35 +0000

The UK’s first school to be certified “PassivHaus” and adapted to climate change.

Flooding Film

Javier Delgado — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:11:17 +0000

Flooding has a big impact on people's lives.

Biofuels Executive Research Board

Ruth Welters — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:49:22 +0000

What is the Biofuels Executive Research Board?

The Biofuels Executive Research Board brought together Chief Scientific Advisors from across government to

UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium

Ruth Welters — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:12:47 +0000

What is the UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium activity?

This is an interdisciplinary research programme on the long term dynamics of interdependent infrastructure systems - including energy, transport, water, waste, information and communications.

There is an urgent need to reduce carbon emissions from infrastructure, to respond to future demographic, social and lifestyle changes and to build resilience to intensifying impacts of climate change.

Standing Firm in Danger Zones

Ruth Welters — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:48:42 +0000

Reducing community vulnerability to earthquakes and volcanoes.

How Green are Marine Renewables?

Javier Delgado — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:20:47 +0000

Natural, plentiful, inexhaustible – there’s no doubting the appeal of wave and tidal energy.

Cutting Carbon by Design

Javier Delgado — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:53:44 +0000

Innovation in building design reduces carbon emissions.