North Sea Skills Integration and New Technologies

Speaking a multi disciplinary language to integrate the worlds of spatial planning and water management. Encouraging the implementation of innovative technical and sustainable solutions which have already proved to be successful.

Regional SKINT projects
Each partner will undertake at least one regional / national but transnationally oriented project that will contribute to the above mentioned transnational activities. The activities of the partners are directly linked to the work packages and will involve the final users of the project results. During the project the regional and national networks will serve as demonstration and implemenation sites for the more theoretical approach of the work packages. Their involvement in the running of the SKINT project will also guarantee follow up of the SKINT results after the project has finished. The results of all activities will be used in the water portal and in the training programme.

Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier – The Netherlands
The improvement of the Watertoets (watertest) instrument to get a better implementation of the water management in urban land use processes.

Delft University of Technology – The Netherlands
The evaluation of the planning process and the design standards of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) to achieve a guideline to prolong the lifespan of water systems.

University of Abertay Dundee – Scotland
The creation of a SUDS for roads training course and embedding current Scottish SUDS policies within Scottish Water to conform with the Water Framework Directive and national legislation.

University of Sheffield and City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council – England
Focussing on specific studies into the interaction between surface and sub surface darainage systems and the harvesting of rainwater in highly impermeable city centre areas.

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences – Germany
The implementation of a project on the preservation of surface waters with respect to the Water Framework Directive.

Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) – Norway
The increase of knowledge and awareness of urban water management problems, risks and challenges and adding the perspective of the way how urban surface water affects ground and surface water quality, groundwater levels and preservation of cultural heritage in urban areas.