Mersey Basin Campaign | Items tagged wfd

Publication dateSeptember 2003 MBC042 This Land Is Our Land Ben Willis examines the Irk Valley Project, a pilot public participation exercise along the River Irwell which was one of the Northwest's first responses to the Water Framework Directive. He discovers how local people contributed to the river regeneration plans.

Publication dateMay 2004 MBC048 Ribble Pilot River Basin: Public participation and river basin planning: early experiences This is a report on the Ribble Pilot Project to test public participation in the planning process for the Water Framework Directive. It focuses on three forms of stakeholder engagement: public access to background information, consultation in the planning process and involvement of all interested parties in the implementation of the Directive. The report details methods of engagement, and findings from the project.

Publication dateSeptember 2007 MBC163 Spatial planning, water and Water Framework Directive: insights from theory and practice This paper explores the potential and actual role of spatial planning in addressing challenges associated with water environment. This enables an assessment to be made of the extent to which spatial planning can help to meet the goals of the Water Framework Directive.

Publication dateSeptember 2007 MBC168 Water: local planning and management Handbook created by the Interreg-funded ENMaR project partners. The report highlights good practice concerning water management. It also provides resource tools to municipalities to aid them in meeting the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The handbook outlines the project’s themes and describes the partner regions involved. A chapter is given to each of the key themes of the project (spatial planning, tourism, water management, agriculture and forestry) which highlight differences and similarities among the regions.

Publication dateDecember 2009 MBC229 Case Study: Eaves Brook Bridge This case study is part of a specially written series focusing on our local action projects. They are designed to show you how some of our best projects were delivered. Each case study provides background information, examines the original project idea, methodology, funding information, looks at who was involved, and draws out lessons learned from the experience. We hope these case studies will prove useful and inspirational, especially for those delivering similar work. This case study focuses on the Eaves Brook Bridge project in Grange Valley, Preston, Lancashire. This project replaced a vandalised bridge in Grange Valley. A design for the new bridge was developed through involving local schoolchildren in animation workshops.

Publication dateDecember 2009 MBC233 Case study: ENMaR This case study is part of a specially written series focusing on the delivery of some of our key projects and events. They are designed to show you how some of our projects were delivered. Each case study provides background information, examines the original project idea, methodology, funding information, looks at who was involved, and draws out lessons learned from the experience. We hope these case studies will prove useful and inspirational, especially for those delivering similar work. This case study focuses on the European Interreg IIIc-funded ENMaR project, which aimed to help people in local authorities understand the impact of the EU's Water Framework Directive on their work.

Publication dateDecember 2009 MBC239 Case study: Waterproof Northwest This case study is part of a specially written series focusing on the delivery of some of our key projects and events. They are designed to show you how some of our projects were delivered. Each case study provides background information, examines the original project idea, methodology, funding information, looks at who was involved, and draws out lessons learned from the experience. We hope these case studies will prove useful and inspirational, especially for those delivering similar work. This case study focuses on Waterproof Northwest, a project funded by the Environment Agency as a follow-on from the ENMaR project, aimed at further engaging the Northwest's planners with the impact of the EU's Water Framework Directive. This case study focuses on the project's use of a scenario-planning technique to engage stakeholders.

Publication dateDecember 2009 MBC240 Waterproof Northwest: 2030 scenarios A series of scenarios produced for Waterproof Northwest, an Environment Agency-funded project aimed at engaging local authorities and especially planners with the EU's Water Framework Directive. These scenarios were used for consultation work, and people were asked to select which they felt was the most likely future for the Northwest. The research was carried out during 2009, and the scenarios are set in 2030.