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Atkins is the largest multi-disciplinary consultancy firm in Europe and is involved with a wide range of complex projects around the globe. Using the depth and breadth of Atkins' experience as well as the skills of its 17,000 staff

2008-06-01

In the north of England, Atkins has a specialist Regeneration & Economic Development Team based in Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds and Glasgow offices.

The Team contains specialists in: regeneration; economics; economic development; urban planning; and community development.  Support is drawn in from colleagues in terms of: architecture; urban design; landscape design; property; transport planning; ecology; acoustics; environmental engineering; infrastructure engineering; geotechnics; contaminated land; and geospatial analysis.

In essence, Atkins employ a broad range of specialists in the natural and built environment and can assemble multi-disciplinary teams to assist with regeneration, planning and development projects.

Some of our recent experience includes

Research on Barriers to Regeneration and The Economic Benefits of Recycling Brownfield Land for English.

Partnerships in order to support production of the National Brownfield Strategy.

Technical support to a multi-agency, mixed-sector partnership seeking to reuse a redundant quarry in Yorkshire for arts, cultural and community uses.

Environmental Impact Assessments to support the development of wind farms, waste transfer stations, link roads and other developments.

Production of Area Action Plans and Supplementary Planning Documents for local planning authorities in Yorkshire and Staffordshire.

Preparing the Supplementary Planning Document for the Liverpool Waterfront World Heritage Site
Economic Impact Assessments to support the development of football stadia, tourism developments, business parks, transport interchanges and PFI bids for public sector service delivery.

An applied research exercise in the West Midlands to identify what makes a ‘good’ quality employment site and to devise criteria for protecting the best employment sites from development pressure.

Employment land studies in Cumbria, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and throughout the UK.

Feasibility studies to support the development process involving market demand assessments, options appraisals, business planning and design.

Economic analysis and forecasting at various geographic scales including city centres, districts, sub-regions and regions. In Birmingham, they have recently produced an economic model of the city centre linking current and future land use to employment and population change to 2031.

Production of an Enterprise Strategy for an inner-city housing estate in Dublin which is undergoing a comprehensive regeneration process.

For further information contact:
Stephen Cox, Head of Regeneration & Economic Development
Mob: 07834-506-121
stephen.cox@atkinsglobal.com

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