Development and dissemination of the Estuary Research Programme 2
Results of the Estuaries Research Programme (ERP2): development and dissemination
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The understanding of estuary processes and morphology, and the ability to predict change, is important for estuary managers who want to manage flood risk and the environment. Research has been carried out on this aspect of estuary management following the plan of the Estuaries Research Programme (ERP) set out in 1997.
This project brings together the work that has been done as part of the overall ERP Phase 1, the EMPHASYS project, was completed in 2000. A wide range of projects were completed during Phase 2, culminating in this project. This brings together the work that has been done for the benefit of the user community. It develops the earlier Estuary Impact Assessment System (EIAS) and informs the scoping of an Estuary Management System (EMS). It also makes suggestions for future estuary research.
The EIAS has been developed and delivered as a web-based resource (‘The Estuary Guide’). This resource is useful for anyone undertaking work in estuaries and provides help in selecting appropriate methods for evaluating and predicting morphological behaviour. The website provides easy access to outputs from the first two phases of the Estuaries Research Programme (ERP). Training was provided in the use of The Estuary Guide and associated resources arising from the ERP in November 2007.
This project ran from September 2006 to March 2009 at a cost of £99,990.