Wider Severn Estuary - Hance Smith

1. Wider Severn EstuaryWider Severn Estuary
Chairman’s RemarksChairman’s Remarks
Hance D SmithHance D Smith
Cardiff UniversityCardiff University

2. Severn Estuary – Mor HafrenSevern Estuary – Mor Hafren
• Links to Upper Severn Estuary and BristolLinks to Upper Severn Estuary and Bristol
ChannelChannel
• Rivers, catchments and the landRivers, catchments and the land
• The Atlantic, Celtic Sea and theThe Atlantic, Celtic Sea and the
atmosphereatmosphere

3. Area of InterestArea of Interest

4. Sea Use MatrixSea Use Matrix

5. DevelopmentDevelopment
• The full range of development – makingThe full range of development – making
sense of complexity – a matrix approachsense of complexity – a matrix approach
• PortsPorts
• EnergyEnergy
• ConservationConservation
• Coastal engineering: coast protection andCoastal engineering: coast protection and
flood defenceflood defence

6. Time – A Moving PictureTime – A Moving Picture
• HeritageHeritage
• Change – the environmentChange – the environment
• Change – developmentChange – development
• The FutureThe Future

7. ManagementManagement
• Climate change and environmentClimate change and environment
• Decisions on development – ports,Decisions on development – ports,
energy, conservation and coastalenergy, conservation and coastal
engineeringengineering
• Technical: information, assessment andTechnical: information, assessment and
professional inputsprofessional inputs
• General: co-ordinating technical,General: co-ordinating technical,
organisations and decision-making, policyorganisations and decision-making, policy
and strategic planningand strategic planning

8. Energy and Climate Change: AnEnergy and Climate Change: An
‘Energy Estuary’‘Energy Estuary’
• Nuclear power stationsNuclear power stations
• AberthawAberthaw
• Waste and wood chipsWaste and wood chips
• Wind powerWind power
• Tidal powerTidal power
• Severn contributionSevern contribution

9. The PresentationsThe Presentations
• Severn Tidal Power – Juliet Austin, DECCSevern Tidal Power – Juliet Austin, DECC
• Hinckley Point Nuclear Power – HughHinckley Point Nuclear Power – Hugh
Hutton, British EnergyHutton, British Energy
• Severnside Energy Recovery Centre –Severnside Energy Recovery Centre –
Stewart Hayward-Higham, SITAStewart Hayward-Higham, SITA
• IMCORE Climate Change Project – RhodaIMCORE Climate Change Project – Rhoda
Ballinger, Cardiff UniversityBallinger, Cardiff University

10. The PresentationsThe Presentations
• Severn Tidal Power – Juliet Austin, DECCSevern Tidal Power – Juliet Austin, DECC
• Hinckley Point Nuclear Power – HughHinckley Point Nuclear Power – Hugh
Hutton, British EnergyHutton, British Energy
• Severnside Energy Recovery Centre –Severnside Energy Recovery Centre –
Stewart Hayward-Higham, SITAStewart Hayward-Higham, SITA
• IMCORE Climate Change Project – RhodaIMCORE Climate Change Project – Rhoda
Ballinger, Cardiff UniversityBallinger, Cardiff University