Climate Resilient Streets will attract over 200 national and local government practitioners, landowners and developers, utilities companies and water experts, urban planners and landscaping architects to discuss and debate the future of climate resilient streets.
Climate Resilient Streets 2023 provides an excellent and unique opportunity to meet with product suppliers and service experts working across the fields of:
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Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS)
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Flood prevention techniques
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Green infrastructure
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Landscaping and urban design
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Biodiversity Net Gains
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Community / Business engagement and lots more
Programme
09.30
Registration
10.00
Creating green & blue environments – what are the components that make up a climate resilient street?
Why do we need to change our streets? How do we measure the benefits? What are the main challenges to bringing about the changes we need at street level and how do we overcome those challenges?
Chair: John Lamb, Chair of Adaptation, Biodiversity & Climate Board of the UK Road Leadership Group
Speakers:
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Holly Smith, Project Manager (Surface Water Flooding), GLA
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Maria Mejia, International Climate Protection Fellow, EIT Climate-KIC
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Adrien Baudrimont, Research Manager, CIRIA
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Zac Tudor, Associate Landscape Architect, Arup, Sheffield
11.15
Morning break
11.45
Small interventions that make a big difference
Micro-level measures that don’t cost the earth. There are quick and inexpensive innovative ways of creating climate resilient streets and reducing flood risk. Measures, made possible by different funding sources, can complement one another to make a significant impact
Chair: TBC
Speakers:
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Habib Khan, Founder and Director, Meristem Design
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Rowena Kenny, Green Infrastructure and Nature Recovery Programme Manager, South Gloucestershire Council
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Romain Pison, Director of Decarbonisation, SYSTRA
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John Lamb, Chair of Adaptation, Biodiversity & Climate Board of the UK Road Leadership Group
13.00
Lunch
14.00
Best practice: More than just a pretty streetscape
How liveable neighbourhood and LTN schemes can encompass practical measures for boosting biodiversity and tackling flood risk. How one scheme can have multiple benefits – active travel, mental health, community cohesion, biodiversity and tackling flood risk
Chair: TBC
Speakers:
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Matt Panou, Climate Adaptation Manager, Lambeth Council
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Amy Priestly, Urban Designer, Urban Movement
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Gary Grant, Director, Green Infrastructure Consultancy
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Stephen O'Malley, Chief Executive, Civic Engineers
15.15
Afternoon break
15.45
Why partnership working is key to transforming our streets
Seemingly disparate groups are increasingly connecting to develop climate resilient streets. This enables a more over-arching, coherent approach and also opens up an array of new funding possibilities
Chair: TBC
Speakers:
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Ludo Pittie, Head of Landscape, WSP
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Joe Hitchman, Principal Flood Risk Engineer, Project Centre
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Kendra Inman, Principal Urban Design Advisor, Transport for London
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Marta Chudzio, Water Engineer, Thames Water
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James Elliott, Chair of Asset Management Panel, CIHT
17.00
Close
Speakers
Stephen O'Malley
Chief Executive, Civic Engineers
Maria Mejia
International Climate Protection Fellow, EIT Climate-KIC
Kendra Inman
Principal Urban Design Advisor, Transport for London
Habib Khan
Founder and Director,
Meristem Design
Ludo Pittie
Head of Landscape, WSP
Amy Priestley
Urban Designer,
Urban Movement
Adrien Baudrimont
Research Manager, CIRIA
Marta Chudzio
Water Engineer, Thames Water
Romain Pison
Director of Decarbonisation, SYSTRA
Rowena Kenny
Green Infrastructure and Nature Recovery Programme Manager, South Gloucestershire Council
John Lamb
Chair of Adaptation, Biodiversity & Climate Board of the UK Road Leadership Group
Holly Smith
Project Manager (Surface Water Flooding), GLA
Gary Grant
Director, Green Infrastructure Consultancy
Speakers confirmed from the following organisations:
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