Abstract
Southend is located 40 miles east of London on the north side of the Thames Estuary. It is one of the most densely populated urban areas in the East of England and home to the ‘driest place in the UK’. As a seaside resort with over 6 million visitors per year, Southend needs to identify how it can respond to climate change and implement solutions to benefit public health for both residents and visitors. The green infrastructure project aims to make use of vegetation to reduce flooding and improve urban cooling and air quality. It will contribute towards a decrease in the energy being used for cooling purposes and improve air quality in the area. CRUNCH has been working to explore how the Food-Water-Energy nexus can be integrated moving forwards. The CRUNCH ULL has centred around the installation of hydropanels, which use sunlight and air to create water from the atmosphere.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Designing Sustainable and Resilient Cities |
| Subtitle of host publication | Small Interventions for Stronger Urban Food-Water-Energy Management |
| Editors | Alessandro Melis, Julia Brown, Claire Coulter |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 19-20 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003112495 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367631987, 9780367631970 |
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| Publication status | Published - 27 Jul 2022 |
