Evaluating the multiple benefits of a Newcastle SuDS scheme
Publication Date
May 12, 2017
Creators
Description
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) and Blue-Green infrastructure (BGI) provide a range of environmental, economic and social benefits in addition to managing water quantity and quality. Recognition of the multifunctionality of SuDS and BGI, and the specific benefits that may accrue to different beneficiaries, may facilitate partnership working towards multifunctional infrastructure that meets the strategic objectives of public and private organisations. We evaluate the multiple benefits of the Killingworth and Longbenton surface water management scheme, a Partnership Project in NE England jointly funded by Northumbrian Water, the Environment Agency and North Tyneside Council. Using CIRIA’s Benefits of SuDS Tool (BeST) and the Blue-Green Cities Multiple Benefits GIS Toolbox, we a) quantify and monetise six key benefits, b) assess two qualitative benefits, c) illustrate the spatial distribution of five non-flood benefits, and d) highlight locations with the greatest opportunity for multi-beneficial intervention. The Killingworth and Longbenton scheme generates; significant flood damage reduction benefits; improves water quality, habitat size, carbon sequestration, attractiveness of the area and property prices (amenity), and; reduces noise pollution. Utilisation of these complementary tools for multiple benefit evaluation shows promise as an aid to facilitate partnership working towards implementation of multifunctional SuDS and BGI.
Parent projects:
Blue-Green Cities Research Project
Coverage (Temporal):
2017-2117
Coverage (Spatial):
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Collection dates:
May 2016 - August 2016
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Associate publ. DOI
Subjects
Subjects (JACS)
Subjects (LC)
Divisions
University of Nottingham, UK Campus::Faculty of Social Sciences::School of Geography
Corporate collaborators
Northumbrian Water Ltd.
Data type
GIS images files, excel spreadsheets with multiple benefit evaluation data
Funders
Northumbrian Water Ltd.
Grant Number
EP/K013661/1
Data collection method
The multiple benefits of a Blue-Green infrastructure scheme in Newcastle was evaluated using a Multiple Benefits GIS Toolbox (in ArcGIS) and Benefits of SuDS Tool (excel spreadsheet). Both are freely available online.
Resource languages
English
Publisher
The University of Nottingham
Date Issued
May 12, 2017
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BeST analyses.xlsm
Description
Excel spreadsheet of the BeST (Benefits of SuDS Tool) analysis for Killingworth and Longbenton
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1.89 MB
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Unknown
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README.txt
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README file
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1.56 KB
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Text
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