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Industrial processes have been shaping the landscape for many thousands of years and have had far reaching consequences for the ecology of all environmental media. Recent developments in legislation have put ecology at the centre of environmental protection (e.g. The European Union Water Framework Directive) however, this has raised several important questions: How do we monitor and assess ecological status of environments? What constitutes \'good ecological status\'? Does industrial pollution always result in lower biodiversity? How can we use ecology in remediation technologies?
The School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences is joining with the British Ecological Society to stage a two-day conference that will address these questions. We will bring together researchers, environmental agencies, advisers, policy developers and consultants in order to provide a forum for developing an integrated approach to management of industrially polluted areas.
The symposium will be held at Austin Court, 80 Cambridge Street, Birmingham, N1 2NP. For travel details and more information about this venue, please use this link.
Sessions will include monitoring and assessment, ecological impacts, restoration of ecology, ecology and remediation, biodiversity and legal issues.
Oral presentations will be by invitation only, but we will be seeking poster presentations. The deadline for submission of poster abstracts is 28 February 2008. There will be a dedicated poster session on each day and authors will be expected to be in attendance for their session.
Programme is available here.
List of speakers is available here.
For more information, including booking and poster submission, see the BES website by clicking HERE.
NUREC 2008 - The Northern Urban Regeneration Exhibition and Conference - The key event for regeneration practitioners to listen, learn, discuss and debate the challenges facing our Northern towns and cities as they seek to narrow the gap with London and the South East.
The Conference - 34 industry leaders lend their expertise, share their knowledge and offer lively debate to the proceedings. Delegates can attend on 1 or both days, but is limited to the first 200 pre-registered delegates per day.
The Exhibition - with up to 2,000 delegates and limited to just 50 exhibiting organisations including Councils, Urban Regeneration & Development Companies, City Regeneration Investment Agencies, Architects / Urban Design Companies, Local Corporate Companies, Government Agencies and Community Programmes.
Liverpool City Regeneration Tour - followed by drinks reception / networking meeting on the first evening.
The Conference will look back on 30 years of urban regeneration policy and implementation, highlighting the key successes made in Northern Towns and Cities, in areas such as city centre redevelopment and the development of the tourist industry, whilst at the same time, examining the challenges that now face Northern Town and Cities, particularly in terms of economic development and local neighbourhood renewal. Delegates to the Conference will be able to hear the views of key speakers in the field of urban regeneration and planning, and also network with key people involved with the regeneration of our Northern Towns and Cities.
Delegates will also be able to network with up to 50 exhibiting organisations involved within urban regeneration, which itself forms a major part of the 2 day event.
As the 2008 Conference is being held in Liverpool, delegates will also be able to witness what is going on in the European Capital of Culture and see the exciting regeneration developments taking place in Liverpool City Centre and surrounding areas, on the Official Conference Guided Tour on the first evening, prior to returning for a drinks reception.
The programme can be seen here.
The list of speakers can be seen here.
For more information see the website: http://www.nurec2008.com
Taken from DCC press release 28/11/07
BES Annual Symposium - Ecology of Industrial Pollution: Remediation, Restoration and Preservation,
Wed 20th Feb 2008
British Ecological Society Annual Symposium 2008 -
Ecology of Industrial Pollution: Remediation, Restoration and Preservation
Austin Court, Birmingham, UK, 7-8 April 2008
Ecology of Industrial Pollution: Remediation, Restoration and Preservation
Austin Court, Birmingham, UK, 7-8 April 2008
Industrial processes have been shaping the landscape for many thousands of years and have had far reaching consequences for the ecology of all environmental media. Recent developments in legislation have put ecology at the centre of environmental protection (e.g. The European Union Water Framework Directive) however, this has raised several important questions: How do we monitor and assess ecological status of environments? What constitutes \'good ecological status\'? Does industrial pollution always result in lower biodiversity? How can we use ecology in remediation technologies?
The School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences is joining with the British Ecological Society to stage a two-day conference that will address these questions. We will bring together researchers, environmental agencies, advisers, policy developers and consultants in order to provide a forum for developing an integrated approach to management of industrially polluted areas.
The symposium will be held at Austin Court, 80 Cambridge Street, Birmingham, N1 2NP. For travel details and more information about this venue, please use this link.
Sessions will include monitoring and assessment, ecological impacts, restoration of ecology, ecology and remediation, biodiversity and legal issues.
Oral presentations will be by invitation only, but we will be seeking poster presentations. The deadline for submission of poster abstracts is 28 February 2008. There will be a dedicated poster session on each day and authors will be expected to be in attendance for their session.
Programme is available here.
List of speakers is available here.
For more information, including booking and poster submission, see the BES website by clicking HERE.
NUREC 2008 - Liverpool, 28th and 29th July
Wed 20th Feb 2008
The Conference - 34 industry leaders lend their expertise, share their knowledge and offer lively debate to the proceedings. Delegates can attend on 1 or both days, but is limited to the first 200 pre-registered delegates per day.
The Exhibition - with up to 2,000 delegates and limited to just 50 exhibiting organisations including Councils, Urban Regeneration & Development Companies, City Regeneration Investment Agencies, Architects / Urban Design Companies, Local Corporate Companies, Government Agencies and Community Programmes.
Liverpool City Regeneration Tour - followed by drinks reception / networking meeting on the first evening.
The Conference will look back on 30 years of urban regeneration policy and implementation, highlighting the key successes made in Northern Towns and Cities, in areas such as city centre redevelopment and the development of the tourist industry, whilst at the same time, examining the challenges that now face Northern Town and Cities, particularly in terms of economic development and local neighbourhood renewal. Delegates to the Conference will be able to hear the views of key speakers in the field of urban regeneration and planning, and also network with key people involved with the regeneration of our Northern Towns and Cities.
Delegates will also be able to network with up to 50 exhibiting organisations involved within urban regeneration, which itself forms a major part of the 2 day event.
As the 2008 Conference is being held in Liverpool, delegates will also be able to witness what is going on in the European Capital of Culture and see the exciting regeneration developments taking place in Liverpool City Centre and surrounding areas, on the Official Conference Guided Tour on the first evening, prior to returning for a drinks reception.
The programme can be seen here.
The list of speakers can be seen here.
For more information see the website: http://www.nurec2008.com
Treatment of Disused Lead Mine Shafts - New Guide to Good Practice
Sat 12th Jan 2008
New guidelines have been drawn-up by Derbyshire County Council to help preserve the county's lead mining history and make sure people can enjoy the countryside safely.
The Guide to Good Practice for the Treatment of Disused Lead Mine Shafts was put together by the county council, working in partnership with English Heritage, Natural England, the Peak District National Park Authority and other organisations.
Lead has been mined in Derbyshire and the Peak District since Roman times and was at its greatest in the 17th and 18th centuries when the area played a key role in making Britain the largest producer of lead.Most of these old mines have not been worked for at least 100 years and it is thought there are more than 50,000 abandoned mine shafts across the county.
Many features of lead mine workings are now protected as Scheduled Monuments for their archaeological interest or as sites of special scientific interest.
And now that the public has increased access rights to the open countryside and registered common land where many of these mineshafts are likely to be found, a new guide has been put together to replace the existing code of practice.
It is the first report of its kind in the country to provide practical advice for landowners, engineers and conservationists on how to recognise issues including health and safety, archaeology, ecology and cultural heritage.
The guidelines are available as a hard copy from Derbyshire County Council:
Tel: 08 456 058 058
Email: contact.centre@derbyshire.gov.uk
or as PDF here
The Guide to Good Practice for the Treatment of Disused Lead Mine Shafts was put together by the county council, working in partnership with English Heritage, Natural England, the Peak District National Park Authority and other organisations.
Lead has been mined in Derbyshire and the Peak District since Roman times and was at its greatest in the 17th and 18th centuries when the area played a key role in making Britain the largest producer of lead.Most of these old mines have not been worked for at least 100 years and it is thought there are more than 50,000 abandoned mine shafts across the county.
Many features of lead mine workings are now protected as Scheduled Monuments for their archaeological interest or as sites of special scientific interest.
And now that the public has increased access rights to the open countryside and registered common land where many of these mineshafts are likely to be found, a new guide has been put together to replace the existing code of practice.
It is the first report of its kind in the country to provide practical advice for landowners, engineers and conservationists on how to recognise issues including health and safety, archaeology, ecology and cultural heritage.
The guidelines are available as a hard copy from Derbyshire County Council:
Tel: 08 456 058 058
Email: contact.centre@derbyshire.gov.uk
or as PDF here
Taken from DCC press release 28/11/07
