Newcastle City Integration of Surface Water Management and Transport Enhancment Plans
Lead Participant:
NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED
Abstract
Newcastle Upon Tyne is a Blue/Green Infrastructure (BGI) demonstration city. Blue/Green cities aim to
reintroduce the natural water cycle into urban environments by encouraging interdisciplinary cooperation
between city services and can achieve environmental, ecological, socio-cultural and economic benefits. This
project will use Blue/Green principles to integrate the Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP), which was
created in partnership between Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL), Newcastle City Council (NCC) and the
Environment Agency (EA), with the NCC’s Transport Infrastructure Enhancement Plan (TEP). The key objective
of this innovative approach is to increase the likelihood of the successful delivery of opportunities and benefits
identified within the respective plans such as enhance the resilience of the transport infrastructure in
Newcastle, reduce the risk of flooding and improve the health and well being of the people who utilise the city.
This feasibility study will investigate the interventions identified in each plan within a robust and cost effective
framework that considers a wider range of benefits and opportunities.
reintroduce the natural water cycle into urban environments by encouraging interdisciplinary cooperation
between city services and can achieve environmental, ecological, socio-cultural and economic benefits. This
project will use Blue/Green principles to integrate the Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP), which was
created in partnership between Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL), Newcastle City Council (NCC) and the
Environment Agency (EA), with the NCC’s Transport Infrastructure Enhancement Plan (TEP). The key objective
of this innovative approach is to increase the likelihood of the successful delivery of opportunities and benefits
identified within the respective plans such as enhance the resilience of the transport infrastructure in
Newcastle, reduce the risk of flooding and improve the health and well being of the people who utilise the city.
This feasibility study will investigate the interventions identified in each plan within a robust and cost effective
framework that considers a wider range of benefits and opportunities.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED | £51,800 | £ 25,900 |
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Participant |
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NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL | £21,657 | £ 21,657 |
People |
ORCID iD |
Chris Austin (Project Manager) |