Pennine Water Group (PWG); Urban Water Systems for a Changing World

奔宁水务集团（PWG）；

• 批准号: EP/I029346/1
• 负责人: Adrian John Saul
• 金额: $ 156.69万
• 依托单位: University of Sheffield
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FI029346%2F1
• 关键词: Pennine; Water; Group; PWG; Urban

Urban water systems have never been more strategically important - they are one of the key foundations of society. The reliable provision of safe drinking water and effective drainage and sewerage services is essential to us all. Society has developed an increased awareness of a number of environmental, social and economic issues associated with the provision of water services. Factors considered include the impacts of climate change, water scarcity, water security, flooding, drought, energy use, carbon footprint, environmental damage and impact on human health. These factors, combined with the fact that many of our existing urban water infrastructure systems are complex, old and deteriorating, creates significant new challenges for the water industry into the future. They also create significant new and exciting research challenges that the Pennine Water Group (PWG) at the Universities of Sheffield and Bradford is best placed to address.Historically the international reputation of the PWG has been built on delivering high quality scientific research that addresses the needs of the water industry. This has been achieved by taking a multi-disciplinary approach focused on urban water asset management. Our evolving vision for the future requires a transition to 'Sustainable Integrated Urban Water Systems' that 'move beyond the pipe' to a broader system definition. We propose to progress and deliver our future research at a range of scales and to integrate both man-made infrastructure and natural processes in large catchments within a holistic framework that incorporates technical, institutional, economic and cultural issues. This framework will be underpinned by new and novel scientific and technological advances but will involve the inclusion of a wide range of stakeholders. The platform grant renewal will support the transition from a multi-disciplinary to a trans-disciplinary group through fostering new inter-disciplinary research ideas combined with an ever more effective integration with industry and other stakeholders. This vision has 3 key development areas (1) Sustainable integrated systems and water sensitive urban design (2) Development and delivery of new technologies and (3) Implementation and governance.The new platform grant will be led by Prof. Saul with a core academic management team of Biggs, Boxall, Horoshenkov, Sharp and Tait. This team will be responsible for the delivery of the all fundamental science and outputs within the three key areas, but also for the monitoring of expenditure, developing future funding strategy, staff and career development and interactions with external stakeholders. The management group will seek support and guidance from both an Industrial Advisory Panel and an International Scientific Advisory Panel.A major strength of the existing PWG academic staff is their enthusiasm for collaboration and wider engagement across the RCUK disciplines. The new platform grant proposes to include four new academic colleagues, Lerner, Osborn, Beck and Molyneux-Hodgson, who will provide significant add-on technical expertise and with whom we are currently collaborating on funded projects. These staff will enhance the core skills of PWG, within a unique team, that will see significant and enhanced opportunities to stimulate and respond to new cross-discipline research ideas and initiatives. Following our successful existing practice, we will use the platform grant as a flexible resource to provide gap funding to support the future long term careers of our key researchers, to provide opportunities to visit overseas research groups and to present our work at major International Conferences. A point of specific importance is that the platform grant will allow the optimisation of the training, networking and mentoring afforded to all our researchers, and here, special emphasis will be given to the skills set required for a future academic career.

城市供水系统的战略重要性从未如此之高--它们是社会的重要基础之一。可靠地提供安全饮用水和有效的排水和排污服务对我们所有人都至关重要。社会对与供水服务有关的一些环境、社会和经济问题的认识有所提高。考虑的因素包括气候变化的影响、水资源短缺、水安全、洪水、干旱、能源使用、碳足迹、环境破坏和对人类健康的影响。这些因素，再加上我们现有的许多城市供水基础设施系统复杂、陈旧且不断恶化的事实，为未来的供水行业带来了重大的新挑战。它们也带来了重大的新的和令人兴奋的研究挑战，谢菲尔德和布拉德福德大学的奔宁水务集团（PWG）是最好的解决方案。从历史上看，PWG的国际声誉建立在提供高质量的科学研究，解决水行业的需求。这是通过采取以城市水资产管理为重点的多学科方法实现的。我们对未来不断发展的愿景需要过渡到“可持续的综合城市供水系统”，“超越管道”到更广泛的系统定义。我们建议在一系列规模上推进和提供我们未来的研究，并在一个综合技术，制度，经济和文化问题的整体框架内整合大型集水区的人造基础设施和自然过程。这一框架将以新的和新颖的科学和技术进步为基础，但将涉及广泛的利益攸关方。平台资助的更新将通过促进新的跨学科研究理念，以及与行业和其他利益相关者更有效的整合，支持从多学科向跨学科小组的过渡。这一愿景有3个关键发展领域（1）可持续综合系统和水敏感的城市设计（2）开发和交付新技术和（3）实施和治理。新的平台资助将由扫罗教授领导，核心学术管理团队包括比格斯，博克斯尔，霍罗申科夫，夏普和泰特。该团队将负责在三个关键领域内提供所有基础科学和产出，但也负责监督支出，制定未来的供资战略，工作人员和职业发展以及与外部利益攸关方的互动。管理小组将寻求工业咨询小组和国际科学咨询小组的支持和指导。现有PWG学术人员的主要优势是他们对RCUK学科合作和更广泛参与的热情。新的平台赠款建议包括四个新的学术同事，勒纳，奥斯本，贝克和莫利纽克斯-霍奇森，谁将提供重要的附加技术专长，我们目前正在与他们合作资助的项目。这些工作人员将提高PWG的核心技能，在一个独特的团队，这将看到显着的和增强的机会，以刺激和应对新的跨学科的研究思路和举措。根据我们现有的成功做法，我们将利用平台赠款作为一种灵活的资源，提供缺口资金，以支持我们的主要研究人员的未来长期职业生涯，提供机会访问海外研究小组，并在主要国际会议上介绍我们的工作。特别重要的一点是，平台赠款将允许优化提供给我们所有研究人员的培训，网络和指导，在这里，将特别强调未来学术生涯所需的技能。

项目成果

Quantification of 16S rRNA and Escherichia coli functional genes in a water distribution system (WDS)

配水系统 (WDS) 中 16S rRNA 和大肠杆菌功能基因的定量

• 发表时间: 2012
• 作者: Abberton C

A Godunov-type scheme for modelling 1D channel flow with varying width and topography

用于模拟具有不同宽度和地形的一维河道流的 Godunov 型方案

• DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2010.12.009
• 发表时间: 2011
• 期刊: Computers & Fluids
• 影响因子: 2.8
• 作者: Alias N

Rapid detection of sewer defects and blockages using acoustic-based instrumentation.

使用基于声学的仪器快速检测下水道缺陷和堵塞。

• DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.183
• 发表时间: 2011
• 期刊: a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
• 作者: Ali MT

Modelling heat transfer processes for buried pipes

埋地管道传热过程建模

• 发表时间: 2012
• 作者: Abdel-Aal, M

The benefits of nature-based systems in a changing and uncertain world

基于自然的系统在不断变化和不确定的世界中的好处

• DOI: 10.1680/jensu.21.00102
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability
• 作者: Ashley R