Video+Resources


 * Video Resources.**

During the day at Redland Green School, each of our experts was interviewed about their involvement with the Severn Estuary on video. Those videos have been split by topic and are included here for use in schools. The video clips are free for use in the classroom and could take the place of 'expert witnesses' in a debate activity.

Clips are arranged by person.

Eric Albone has been heavily involved in organising public consultations into the Severn Estuary proposals through the RSA and the Wales and West branch of the BSA and as Director of The Clifton Scientific Trust. Eric is keen to find new ways of allowing young people to engage with science in the area and he provides a valuable overview of some of the major issues and their importance.

Peter Kydd is Director of Strategic Consulting at Parsons Brinkerhoff and led a consortium of engineering consultants appointed by the government to conduct feasibility studies into the various proposals for generating energy from the Severn. He explains the way that a project of this magnitude is approached and gives some insight into how decisions are reached as well as talking about the qualities that engineers need to succeed.

Dr David Bird is a lecturer in Environmental Biology at the University of the West of England who has studied ecology in the Severn for several years and been involved in representing environmental and conservation groups in the consultation. He speaks passionately about the environmental impacts of projects like this and how they affect decisions to be made.

Professor Colin Taylor is Head of Civil Engineering at Bristol University and was able to give an account of how tidal power works in theory and practice and explain the construction of the schemes. He speaks about energy generation, construction and the need for young people to become involved in engineering and in political decisions like this one.

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