Plan

The research work will be broken down into five key activities, some undertaken in Newcastle and some in East Anglia.

REVIEW

This desk study is being undertaken primarily in Newcastle where the information resources and expertise of the University are most readily available.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

The current practices, aspirations of, and constraints on, boat designers, builders and operators on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads will be established.

ANALYSIS

The results of the state-of-the-art review and elicitation of local knowledge will be reviewed to establish what procedures, knowledge and technology are most appropriate to apply to the building and operation of recreational craft on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads. The output will be a comprehensive report on relevant and appropriate technology.

SYNTHESIS

Detailed recommendations will be developed indicating alternative ways forward in order to achieve a boat that is environmentally sustainable in its building, operation, and decommissioning.

DISSEMINATION

The dissemination of results will be led by the Norfolk and Suffolk Boatbuilders Association, with full support from Newcastle. This will include contributions to the proposed Conference, as well as a smaller scale seminar directly the report is concluded; and the submission for publication of at least one paper in a relevant Journal.