Louise Hurley studied Applied Biology for her first degree and holds a PhD in the use of constructed wetlands to treat waste water. She is a Research Associate with the Pennine Water Group in the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Louise is currently researching issues of water and sustainable development within the 'WaND' (Water cycle management in new developments) project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). This involves the review and development of sustainability metrics for inclusion into a novel, flexible and holistic framework that empowers transparent and sustainable decision making in the water cycle management of new developments and is adaptable for use by multiple end-users. She is also developing a methodology for the assessment of the inclusion of sustainable development into pilot projects across five European countries that are trialling water interventions used to reduce the quantity of rain and stormwater entering sewers within the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded project ‘NORIS’ (No Rainwater in Sewers). Louise’s main interests are in the incorporation of environmental, economic, technical and socio-economic perspectives into practical decision making and in the interface between social and physical sciences.
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