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Feb 04
Future prospects and challenges for the Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Sectors
Stephanie Merry Head of Marine, Renewable Energy Association T: 07786 543138 E: smerry@r-e-a.net W: http://www.r-e-a.net/ Within the global arena, the UK remains at the forefront of tidal wave and tidal stream energy sectors. This stems from: A plentiful marine energy resource – 50% of the European tidal stream resource and 30% of the European wave …
Feb 04
On the Edge – Coastal Management from a local authority perspective
Bill Parker Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group Lead Officer and Head of Coastal Management – Suffolk Coastal and Waveney District Councils T: 01394 450709 E: bill.parker@eastsuffolk.gov.uk W: www.lgacoastalsig.com, www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk and www.waveney.gov.uk The Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group (SIG) is a group of more than 60 English Coastal Local Authorities working together …
Feb 04
Eliciting Private Sector Contributions and Participation for Projects-
Nick Lyness Wessex Flood & Coast Risk Manager, Environment Agency, Rivers House, East Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4YS T: 01278 484770 E: nick.lyness@environment-agency.gov.uk For the Environment Agency there is something in the adage about “adversity is the motherhood of invention” as we faced an impossible task of reconciling the widening financial gap between the need …
Feb 04
Shifting Shores – Practical Lessons from a Decade of Coastal Adaptation
Phil Dyke Coast and Marine Adviser, National Trust T: 07766 511323 E: phil.dyke@nationaltrust.org.uk Web: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/shiftingshores The first piece of land given to the Trust in 1895 was five acres of gorse-covered cliff top at Dinas Oleu overlooking Cardigan Bay in Wales. Today the Trust cares for almost a tenth of the coastline in England, Wales …
Feb 04
The winter storms of 2014: oceanography and coastal impacts
Gerd Masselink Coastal Processes Research Group, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Plymouth T: 01752 585902 E: g.masselink@plymouth.ac.uk During the past winter, the southwest coast of England experienced an unprecedented sequence of exceptionally energetic wave conditions with maximum wave heights frequently exceeding 10 m. According to the Met Office, the storm Hercules on 6 …
Feb 04
The 2013 North Sea tidal surge – lessons and implications for future management of the natural environment
Tim Collins Natural England Principal Specialist – Coasts & Water T: 0300 060 0754 E: tim.collins@naturalengland.org.uk W: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england Last winter’s tidal surge, floods and storms had a substantive impact on the natural environment. The tidal surge led to the inundation of more than two thousand hectares of SSSI, through both the overtopping and breaching of …
Feb 01
Fishing In MPAs – The Role Of Adaptive Risk Management
Fishing In MPAs – The Role Of Adaptive Risk Management
