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Item Open Access Artisan Business Training Programme, Luwero Diocese Water Project.(Cranfield University, 1999) Rwamwanja, R.This report contributes to the findings, implications, and future plans of a project, initiated by Cranfield University (Silsoe, UK) entitled “Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling”.Item Open Access Background documentation: guidelines for river vegetation maintenance(National Rivers Authority, 1996) Ward, D. E.; Holmes, N. T. H.; Andrews, J. H.; Gowing, D. J. G.; Kirby, P.This report sets out the methodology employed in preparing guidelines for the incorporation of environmental criteria into the planning and appraisal of river vegetation management. This work was carried out under Project 536 (environmental Impact Assessment) under the umbrella of Project No. 317 - River Maintenance Evaluation, being undertaken for the National Rivers Authority (Severn Trent Region) by Silsoe College. Its aim is to provide the environmental basis for making decisions on the optimum method and timing of vegetation control on rivers which will integrate satisfactorily with operational demands and will maintain or enhance existing environmental interests.Item Open Access Compilation of Work on Siting Methodology and Hydrogeological Potential of the Pounder Rig.(Cranfield University, 2001) Tindimugaya, C.; Luutu, A.; Danert, Kerstin; Carter, Richard C.This report contributes to the findings, implications, and future plans of a project, initiated by Cranfield University (Silsoe, UK) entitled “Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling”.Item Open Access Contractor Drilling with Pounder II(Cranfield University, 2001-06) Danert, Kerstin; Carter, Richard C.This report contributes to the findings, implications, and future plans of a project, initiated by Cranfield University (Silsoe, UK) entitled “Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling”.Item Open Access Drainage benefits and farmer uptake(Severn Trent Water Authority, 1984-07) Morris, J.; Hess, Tim M.; Ryan, A. M.; Leeds-Harrison, P. B.As part of the Severn Trent Water Authority's need to improve managerial decision on future projects, post appraisals of completed projects have been instigated. These can involve either a comprehensive review of all aspects or the project or, alternatively, can consider key parameters only. In the case of agricultural land drainage schemes key parameters have been identified as the benefits resulting from schemes and the rate of uptake of these benefits by farmers. The investment of public funds in improved agricultural land drainage is normally justified in terms of the resultant net increase in the value of agricultural production.Item Open Access Economic basis and practicalities of washland creation on the somerset levels and moors(Cranfield University, 2002-01) Morris, J.; Vivash, R. M.; Alsop, D.; Lawson, C. S.; Leeds-Harrison, P. B.; Bailey, A. P.In Somerset, the Wise use of Floodplains (WUF) Project has developed new ways of helping stakeholders in the River Parrett Catchment to find sustainable solutions for the management of water, both in flood events and throughout the year.Item Open Access Histories of Pounder Wells and Hand-Augered Wells in Mpigi, Mukono and Jinja Districts(Cranfield University, 2001) Rwamwanja, R.; Carter, Richard C.This report contributes to the findings, implications, and future plans of a project, initiated by Cranfield University (Silsoe, UK) entitled “Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling”.Item Open Access Monitoring urban sealing from space: The application of remote sensing to identify and measure changes in the area of soil prevented from carrying out functions by sealing(Cranfield University; National Soil Resources Institute, 2006-08) Wood, Gavin; Braganza, Steven; Brewer, Timothy R.; Kampouraki, Mary; Harris, Jim A.; Hannam, Jacqueline A.; Burton, Rodney; Deane, GrahamOverview Urban development presents the greatest driver of soil loss due to sealing-over by buildings, pavement and transport infrastructure. To this end, soil sealing is recognised as one of the major threats to soil. The ability to monitor the rates, types and geo-spatial distribution of soil sealing is crucial to understanding the severity of pressure on soils and their impact on European and global socio-economic and environmental systems. The overall objective of this work was to test the feasibility of using space-derived information to support the Defra Soils Team (ST) in monitoring the extent and pattern of soil sealing. The rate and nature of sealing should be routinely measured in order for it to be managed to best effect. Monitoring soil sealing is intended to be a part of a national soil monitoring scheme and to inform policy creation. This report identifies appropriate Earth Observation (EO) technology and processing procedures to deliver a range of baseline and monitoring information, and assesses the practical scope for the routine use of EO information to support the delivery of the required tasks of the Defra ST1 . The project was funded under the British National Space Centre’s GIFTSS2 programme with support from Defra.Item Open Access North West region: River Wampool, Pilling Water(National Rivers Authority, 1996) Dunderdale, J. A. L.; Morris, J.Item Open Access RELU integrated floodplain management(Cranfield University, 2009-06) Morris, Joe; Hess, Tim; Gowing, David; Trawick, Paul; Leeds-Harrison, Peter; Blowers, Andy; Tucker, GrahamThe last 25 years have witnessed a change in the priorities for the use of rural land in the United Kingdom. Whereas previously the focus was predominantly on agricultural production to achieve national self sufficiency, since the 1980s environmental objectives, such as the protection of wildlife habitats and countryside recreation, have exerted greater influence over the way land is managed.Item Open Access River maintenance evaluation(National Rivers Authority, 1996) Dunderdale, J. A. L.; Morris, J.In January 1989, the National Rivers Authority (NRA) Severn Trent Region commissioned Silsoe College to undertake a three year study to monitor and evaluate the impact of maintenance on six of its main river sites. The study developed methods for the technical and economic appraisal or fiver maintenance. Subsequent to this, the study was extended to incorporate other NRA Regions, and further develop methods to help design, justify and prioritise maintenance activities. The study reported below involved the monitoring of 12 sites in five NRA Regions during the period March 1992 - October 1995, and further development of guidelines for the management of the maintenance function.Item Open Access Soil-based services in the built environment: A report prepared for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(Cranfield University, National Soil Resources Institute, 2005-05) Wood, Gavin; Kibblewhite, Mark G.; Hannam, Jacqueline A.; Harris, Jim A.; Leeds-Harrison, Peter B.Background: Publication of the First Soil Action Plan for England in 2004 has drawn attention to the value that can be derived from the protection and appropriate management of the country’s soil resources. This principle applies all soils equally including those in built environments which are the subject of this report. Soil is valuable because it underpins both quality of life and biodiversity conservation. It does this by providing a range of services or functions which meet human needs and sustain natural systems. The principal of these are environmental regulation and environmental maintenance, food and fibre production, above and below ground habitat maintenance as support for biodiversity, protection of cultural services and provision of a platform for the built environment. Soil is, in practical terms, a non-renewable resource which can be destroyed by construction. To help protect soils in the built environment, the services they can and do provide to both society and the environment need to be documented and explained. This report proposes a framework to help explain soil’s services and functions within built environments and provides a literature-based review of those services, their current perceived value, and a risk assessment of the threats that may degrade them.