Two changes occurred in Irish landscape history according to pollen diagrams. The first was in th... more Two changes occurred in Irish landscape history according to pollen diagrams. The first was in the Early Medieval period and the second was in the Early Modern period. Both changes occurred due to the introduction of a new ideology and culture explored through ideas of water. In the 17th century, water was tamed: to recreate Eden and protect the sacred source of life; for atonement; to justify and create model landscapes; for pleasure and aesthetic enhancement of ‘nature’. The dramatic change in Dublin’s waterscape, through the subversion of the Liffey, is explored using two maps, Speeds early 17th century map and Rocques map, published almost 100 years later. The function of water was to cleanse the city and flow away with the cities filth. The separation of science and religion allowed the idea of water as a functional service provider to supersede ideas of water as sacred, or of having inherent value. These ideas are still pertinent in our time, where water is described as the vein and the artery of our cities, these ideas of water shape our landscapes and ought to be explored in relation to the question of what balance is.
The Urban Environment Project Digital Atlas illustrates key geographical aspects of urban environ... more The Urban Environment Project Digital Atlas illustrates key geographical aspects of urban environmental change in the Dublin city‐region over the period 1990‐2006. An innovative feature of this atlas is the inclusion of scenarios of possible future development in 2026. The atlas draws on research carried out by the Urban Environment Project (UEP), a large‐scale interdisciplinary research project, funded by the Environment Protection Agency and led by UCD Urban Institute Ireland. The atlas provides a gateway to the work of the project; showcasing aspects of particular interest and policy relevance. The project and atlas aim to provide an integrated perspective on change in the urban environment. They draw on the insights and expertise of a wide range of scientific disciplines including ecology, civil and mechanical engineering, human and physical geography, climatology and spatial planning. The work of the UEP has focused on modelling future scenarios of urban environmental change. Such scenarios provide a key resource for enhancing the potential of evidence‐based policy making in a spatial and environmental planning context.
The Slaney Valley reflects high glaciofluvial discharges regimes. Discrete process zones are refl... more The Slaney Valley reflects high glaciofluvial discharges regimes. Discrete process zones are reflected in distinct sets of landforms and correlated sediments within the valley. This research aims to identify and characterise these process zones using both sedimentological and topographic means. The process zones are indicative of dynamic ice margins and changing base levels, both isostatic and eustatic, during Oxygen Isotope Stage 2. The purpose is to understand Pleistocene glacial activity, denudation of Irish landmass and the transport of sediment to the Irish Sea basin.
The research is based on the observation, recording and analysis of glacigenic landforms and sediments that will be used to interprete and retrodict palaeoprocesses. Valley morphology was mapped from aerial photographs and a Digital Terrain Model will be created from Ordnance Survey height data, Geotiff and ortho-photos, digitised Quaternary data, Lidar data and field data. Exposures will provide insight into the sedimentary sources and provide data required in the palaeohydrological reconstructions. The combination of the two data sets should create a coherent spatial model of the relationships between forms, sediments and palaeoprocesses in the Slaney Valley.
Two changes occurred in Irish landscape history according to pollen diagrams. The first was in th... more Two changes occurred in Irish landscape history according to pollen diagrams. The first was in the Early Medieval period and the second was in the Early Modern period. Both changes occurred due to the introduction of a new ideology and culture explored through ideas of water. In the 17th century, water was tamed: to recreate Eden and protect the sacred source of life; for atonement; to justify and create model landscapes; for pleasure and aesthetic enhancement of ‘nature’. The dramatic change in Dublin’s waterscape, through the subversion of the Liffey, is explored using two maps, Speeds early 17th century map and Rocques map, published almost 100 years later. The function of water was to cleanse the city and flow away with the cities filth. The separation of science and religion allowed the idea of water as a functional service provider to supersede ideas of water as sacred, or of having inherent value. These ideas are still pertinent in our time, where water is described as the vein and the artery of our cities, these ideas of water shape our landscapes and ought to be explored in relation to the question of what balance is.
The Urban Environment Project Digital Atlas illustrates key geographical aspects of urban environ... more The Urban Environment Project Digital Atlas illustrates key geographical aspects of urban environmental change in the Dublin city‐region over the period 1990‐2006. An innovative feature of this atlas is the inclusion of scenarios of possible future development in 2026. The atlas draws on research carried out by the Urban Environment Project (UEP), a large‐scale interdisciplinary research project, funded by the Environment Protection Agency and led by UCD Urban Institute Ireland. The atlas provides a gateway to the work of the project; showcasing aspects of particular interest and policy relevance. The project and atlas aim to provide an integrated perspective on change in the urban environment. They draw on the insights and expertise of a wide range of scientific disciplines including ecology, civil and mechanical engineering, human and physical geography, climatology and spatial planning. The work of the UEP has focused on modelling future scenarios of urban environmental change. Such scenarios provide a key resource for enhancing the potential of evidence‐based policy making in a spatial and environmental planning context.
The Slaney Valley reflects high glaciofluvial discharges regimes. Discrete process zones are refl... more The Slaney Valley reflects high glaciofluvial discharges regimes. Discrete process zones are reflected in distinct sets of landforms and correlated sediments within the valley. This research aims to identify and characterise these process zones using both sedimentological and topographic means. The process zones are indicative of dynamic ice margins and changing base levels, both isostatic and eustatic, during Oxygen Isotope Stage 2. The purpose is to understand Pleistocene glacial activity, denudation of Irish landmass and the transport of sediment to the Irish Sea basin.
The research is based on the observation, recording and analysis of glacigenic landforms and sediments that will be used to interprete and retrodict palaeoprocesses. Valley morphology was mapped from aerial photographs and a Digital Terrain Model will be created from Ordnance Survey height data, Geotiff and ortho-photos, digitised Quaternary data, Lidar data and field data. Exposures will provide insight into the sedimentary sources and provide data required in the palaeohydrological reconstructions. The combination of the two data sets should create a coherent spatial model of the relationships between forms, sediments and palaeoprocesses in the Slaney Valley.
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The atlas provides a gateway to the work of the project; showcasing aspects of particular interest and policy relevance. The project and atlas aim to provide an integrated perspective on change in the urban environment. They draw on the insights
and expertise of a wide range of scientific disciplines including ecology, civil and mechanical engineering, human and physical geography, climatology and spatial planning. The work of the UEP has focused on modelling future scenarios of urban
environmental change. Such scenarios provide a key resource for enhancing the potential of evidence‐based policy making in a spatial and environmental planning context.
The research is based on the observation, recording and analysis of glacigenic landforms and sediments that will be used to interprete and retrodict palaeoprocesses. Valley morphology was mapped from aerial photographs and a Digital Terrain Model will be created from Ordnance Survey height data, Geotiff and ortho-photos, digitised Quaternary data, Lidar data and field data. Exposures will provide insight into the sedimentary sources and provide data required in the palaeohydrological reconstructions. The combination of the two data sets should create a coherent spatial model of the relationships between forms, sediments and palaeoprocesses in the Slaney Valley.
The atlas provides a gateway to the work of the project; showcasing aspects of particular interest and policy relevance. The project and atlas aim to provide an integrated perspective on change in the urban environment. They draw on the insights
and expertise of a wide range of scientific disciplines including ecology, civil and mechanical engineering, human and physical geography, climatology and spatial planning. The work of the UEP has focused on modelling future scenarios of urban
environmental change. Such scenarios provide a key resource for enhancing the potential of evidence‐based policy making in a spatial and environmental planning context.
The research is based on the observation, recording and analysis of glacigenic landforms and sediments that will be used to interprete and retrodict palaeoprocesses. Valley morphology was mapped from aerial photographs and a Digital Terrain Model will be created from Ordnance Survey height data, Geotiff and ortho-photos, digitised Quaternary data, Lidar data and field data. Exposures will provide insight into the sedimentary sources and provide data required in the palaeohydrological reconstructions. The combination of the two data sets should create a coherent spatial model of the relationships between forms, sediments and palaeoprocesses in the Slaney Valley.