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EPSRC Reference:	GR/S19233/01
Title:	Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change in the Urban Enviroment (ASCCUE)
Principal Investigator:	Handley, Professor J
Other Investigators:	Tanton, Professor T Wilson, Mrs E Fedeski, Dr MH
Researcher Co-Investigators:	Professor S Lindley
Project Partners:	Environment Agency (Grouped) Office of Deputy Prime Minister Royal Town Planning Institute Town & Country Planning ASS
Department:	Environment and Development
Organisation:	University of Manchester, The
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	15 April 2003	Ends:	14 October 2006	Value (£):	432,192
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Urban & Land Management
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Construction Transport Systems and Vehicles Technical Consultancy
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Adaptation has been defined as adjustment in ecological, social or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their impacts, and can involve; changes in processes, practices, or structures to moderate damage or realise opportunities; and adjustments to reduce the vulnerability of communities, regions or activities. The research will apply an interdisciplinary approach to focus on the investigation of the most vulnerable sectors and geographical areas by developing and testing tools for vulnerability assessment followed by strategies for adaptation to change through planning and design. Attention will be focused on three exposure units: building integrity, urban greenspace and human external thermal comfort. The research will encompass two contrasting urban areas- a large northern city and a small southern coastal town- of different sizes, climate regime and vulnerability. Work will be conducted at three levels of scale- building, neighbourhood and city- and across a range of urban morphology, types. The methodology will be based around the IPCC four-stage approach for conducting climate change impact and adaptation assessment. The project will work closely with key stakeholders and other projects within the EPSRC programme to deliver an improved understanding of the consequences of climate change for urban areas and for how best to adapt to it. The research outcomes will be of benefit to policy makers, planners urban designers, developers, regeneration professionals and the research community, and will be actively disseminated.
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