Urban Pressure Local Catchment Assessment
Course participants that have viewed all videos and participated fully in the training programme will receive a certificate of completion.
- The objectives of the training are to increase understanding and knowledge of:
- The range of urban pressures types that can affect water quality and aquatic ecosystems.
- Examples of urban pressure types in terms of how they appear in the field.
- The importance of conducting desk studies prior to conducting catchment walks.
- Approaches to the planning and implementation of catchment walks in urban settings.
- How different pressure types can be distinguished from one another by indicator parameters, field observation and/or measurement and monitoring techniques.
- How basic calculations may be useful when assessing individual pressures within an urban footprint. Calculations make use of both existing and new data, both from public bodies and catchment walks.
- Potentially suitable mitigation options that may be considered once significant pressures are identified and verified by the LCA process.
- Possible time lags that are associated with implementing mitigation measures and strategies.
- National and international case studies demonstrating best practice.
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