TURAS Work Package
Leaders Meeting:
Dublin - April 2013
Work Package 2 – progress report
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WP 2 Task progress
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Task 2.2 – Universal evaluation model for green
infrastructure drivers and barriers
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Task leaders: Rome (supported by Uni of La Sapienza)
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Timetable: M1 – M24 [Deliverable M16]
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Delivered:
Italian version comprehensive evaluation of
Rome green infrastructure
English version - universally applicable
framework to evaluate green
infrastructure implementation in
TURAS in WP2 partner cities
Annex - a comprehensive bibliography
of international urban green
infrastructure guidance, policy and
best practice.
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Task 2.2 – Universal evaluation model for green
infrastructure drivers and barriers
Activities – still to be completed:
Encapsulate ecosystem service value
into arguments and supportive data to
favour the retention of green spaces and
land.
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Assessment of transferability of
economic evaluation model to London
greenspace (IfS?);
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Development of universal urban
assessment model and impact on
reduction of urban ecological footprint.
Green wall - Rome
www.feelhomeinrome.com
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Task 2.3 – Design and establish field experiments
investigating state-of-the-art in urban green
infrastructure design (green roofs & walls)
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Task leaders: Stuttgart Group (supported by UEL & Barking Riverside).
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Timetable: M1 to M24 [Deliverables M18, M20]
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Activities:
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Stuttgart:
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Ongoing negotiations for location of green wall following competition
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Legal and council approval
problems with original site
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Hope to have it resolved soon and
begin installation.
New proposed green wall location - Rathausplatz Ludwigsburg
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Task 2.3 – Design and establish field experiments
investigating state-of-the-art in urban green
infrastructure design (green roofs & walls)
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Activities:
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Stuttgart:
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A prototype wall has
been built at the Helix
Pflanzen GmbH site in
Kornwestheim at their
own cost.
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Data on water and
temperature being
generated.
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Establishing research
projects at the
University of
Stuttgart.
Baumwand –
prototype green wall
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Task 2.3 – Design and establish field experiments
investigating state-of-the-art in urban green
infrastructure design (green roofs & walls)
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Activities:
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Stuttgart:
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Helix is also engaged in the
maintenance process of the
baubotanical Platanenkubus
in Nagold.
Plane-Tree-Cube Nagold
Represents an additional
opportunity to collect climate
data to inform the research
on green walls and urban
comfort zones.
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Task 2.3 – Design and establish field experiments
investigating state-of-the-art in urban green
infrastructure design (green roofs & walls)
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Activities:
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London: The Phase 1 green roof experiment at Barking Riverside continues to be
monitored and results disseminated through a variety of formats.
This has included:
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Using the site as a case
demonstration facility for
international visitors;
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Undergraduate and postgraduate
research projects;
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A TURAS site meeting for Work
Package leaders;
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Development of best practice
guidance documents for Local
Authorities;
Barking Riverside Phase 1 green roof experiment
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Task 2.3 – Design and establish field experiments
investigating state-of-the-art in urban green
infrastructure design (green roofs & walls)
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Activities:
London: The Phase 1 green roof experiment at Barking Riverside continues to be
monitored and results disseminated through a variety of formats.
This has included:
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Development of guidance for
developers and architects on
design of urban green
infrastructure for biodiversity.
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Dissemination to WP4: green
infrastructure design for water
attenuation and development of
secondary waste products as
green roof construction elements.
Barking Riverside Phase 1 green roof experiment
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Task 2.3 – Design and establish field experiments
investigating state-of-the-art in urban green
infrastructure design (green roofs & walls)
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Activities:
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London: Phase 2 green roof experiment - to manipulate the water retention
capacity of a series of experimental green roof test platforms and monitor the
performance of vegetation and colonisation by flora and targeted fauna.
Series of delays but almost there:
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Original school site development
delayed.
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Temporary buildings unable to
take loadings.
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Cost of purchasing containers
beyond TURAS budget.
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Weather delayed containers
positioning on site.
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H&S issues of working on a large
scale construction site.
www.organicroofs.co.uk
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Task 2.3 – Design and establish field experiments
investigating state-of-the-art in urban green
infrastructure design (green roofs & walls)
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Activities:
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London: Phase 2 green roof. Expected completion end May 2013.
Barking Riverside Phase 2 green roof experiment construction
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Task 2.3 – Design and establish field experiments
investigating state-of-the-art in urban green
infrastructure design (green roofs & walls)
Activities – still to be implemented:
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Journal publication (in preparation)
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Dr Chloe Molineux – Development of alternative sustainable aggregates for use as
green roof substrates AND microbial communities of green roofs.
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Dr Gyongyver Kadas – survey methodologies for green roofs and invertebrate
diversity dynamics in relation to green roof age.
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Kinga Owczarek – investigating the link between green roof water attenuation
and age AND the use of novel recycled products as green roof construction
elements.
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Caroline Nash – floral availability and green roof design
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Task 2.4 – Landscape design: incorporating art,
creativity and regional habitat charateristics
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Task leaders: UEL (supported by IfS, Barking Riverside).
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Timetable: M1 to M24 [Deliverables M24]
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Activities:
Barking Riverside:
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2012 monitoring of landscaping
completed including establishing an
experimental control area on nearby
‘soft‘ landscaping area of Barking
Riverside development;
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Interim report produced for Natural
England as part of support agreement
for urban ecology PhD studentship
(£10K).
Brownfield landscaping @ Barking Riverside
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Task 2.4 – Landscape design: incorporating art,
creativity and regional habitat charateristics
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Task leaders: UEL (supported by IfS, Barking Riverside).
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Timetable: M1 to M24 [Deliverables M24]
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Activities:
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UEL:
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Creation and monitoring of the Beetle
Bump brownfield nature reserve
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Planning installation of Green Man
sculpture as the first art showcased at
the reserve
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Times Higher Education Award Shortlist
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Design publication in Essex Naturalist
journal.
UEL’s Beetle Bump
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Task 2.4 – Landscape design: incorporating art,
creativity and regional habitat charateristics
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Task leaders: UEL (supported by IfS, Barking Riverside).
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Timetable: M1 to M24 [Deliverables M24]
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Activities:
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Urban landscaping guidance document
Institute for Sustainability & UEL:
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Guidance document produced to
disseminate TURAS best practice
for urban GI design into the Poplar
HARCA redevelopment case study.
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Uploaded on TURAS website.
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Task 2.4 – Landscape design: incorporating art,
creativity and regional habitat charateristics
Activities – still to be implemented:
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Projects are currently in development to further the study of recycled
substrates as habitat to support biodiversity to link to WP4.
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Dissemination of T2.3 research throughout the TURAS project network and
through journal publication.
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Journal publication in preparation – Nash & Connop, Urban landscape design for
brownfield biodiversity.
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Task 2.5 – Pilot test design tools from T2.3 & T2.4
at Barking Riverside and disseminate
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Task leaders: UEL (supported by Barking Riverside).
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Timetable: M18 to M36 [Deliverables M30]
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Activities:
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Working with developers, architects and
landscape designers to identify
opportunities to feed into Barking
Riverside masterplan
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Feeding biodiverse landscape design
guidance into Poplar HARCA case study
site.
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Identifying additional opportunitites for
implementation (e.g Sainsburys on
Sanofi site).
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SuDs guidance for London Boroughs of
Tower Hamlets and Newham.
Barking Riverside Development (artists impression)
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Task 2.5 – Pilot test design tools from T2.3 & T2.4
at Barking Riverside and disseminate
Activities – still to be implemented:
Experimental results only just starting to emerge, so too early for delivery
of Task 2.5. Work still outstanding includes:
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Disseminate best practice design from T2.2 through landscape-scale
installation of green roof systems and landscape design from Barking
Riverside.
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Monitoring of the case study installations to investigate real-time benefits of
green roof systems and landscape-scale connectivity of green infrastructure
at the case study site.
We are very much on track to deliver this both at the Barking Riverside site
and further afield.
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Task 2.6 – Visions, feasibility strategies and
guidance tools
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Task leaders: La Sapienza (IFS, UEL, Univ. of Stuttgart).
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Timetable: M12 to M60 [Deliverables M36]
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Activity pending as dependent on integration of other WP2 Tasks:
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It has been agreed that the format of Task 2.6 will be an urban GI
design handbook.
To include:
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Model for urban GI
implementation.
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Summary of TURAS WP2 case
studies and results.
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All WP2 partners to identify local
and international case study
examples of innovation in urban GI
design and management (and
other TURAS partners??)
Olympic Park – Green roof
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WP 2
Significant results
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Preparation of the green infrastructure model for local authorities;
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Establishment of the design principles for novel green roof experiment
centre at Barking Riverside.
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Determination of Ludwigsburg to be involved with TURAS and host the
experimental green wall system.
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Establishment of Beetle Bump at UEL which led to an Higher Education
Award shortlisting.
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The landscape design and green roof experimentation received a Highly
Commended Award in the 2012 Integrated Habitats Design Competition.
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After only one year of the project and very early in the experimental
process, interest in WP2 of TURAS, use of Barking Riverside as a
dissemination showcase, and demand for green infrastructure design
guidance has exceeded expectation.
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Actual/Foresact delivery
date
Dd/mm/yyyy
Public
36
30/09/2014 Not
submitted
Comments
Delivery
date
from
Annex 1 (proj month)
R
Status
No
submitted/submitteed
Dissemination level
D2.3 Report and
2
recommendations
for other
participating cities
Nature
Lead beneficiary
Deliverable name
Del. no.
WP 2 Deliverables
On target for
deadline
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WP 2 Milestones
TABLE 2. MILESTONES
Milestone
no.
MS 7
MS 8
MS 9
MS 10
MS 11
MS 12
MS 13
MS 14
Milestone
name
Lead
beneficiary
Delivery
Achieved
Actual /
date from
Yes/No
Forecast
Annex I
achievement
dd/mm/yyyy
date
dd/mm/yyyy
Comments
Economic
evaluation
model
Establishment
of new green
roof design test
facility
2
Month 16
Yes
Available on TURAS PPA website
2
Month 18
No
Design
guidelines
Multidisciplinary
approach
guidelines
Case study
Multifunctionality
guidelines
Facilities testing
showcase
Synergistic
evaluation
of
data
dissemination
2
Month 20
Phase 1 experimental facility
operational,
landscaping
experimental area operational
plus additional area on UEL
campus. Phase 2 green roof
experiment under construction
(for more details see description
for London in Task 2.3 progress)
On target
2
Month 24
On target
2
2
Month 24
Month 30
On target
On target
Month 30
On target
Month 36
On target
31/05/2013
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Future planning
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Experimental and case study monitoring and data analysis.
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Journal article publication.
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Working with all WP2 partners towards dissemination targets, with
particular focus on Task 2.6.
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Continuing to develop current and future dissemination opportunities:
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Transport for London; Olympics Park design and management; Bouygues (London Rd
Barking); Drain London; Thames Water; SuDs guidance; London Business Districts; Poplar
HARCA; Taylor Wimpey (Barking); Greater Thames Marshes Nature Improvement Area,
V&A and Natural History Museum and Tate Modern.
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Investigation of poor uptake of green wall competion.
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Identifying opportunities for collaboration and integration with other
WPs.
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Identification of further funding opportunities to provided added value
and scope to TURAS outputs.
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