County Of South Glamorgan Research Articles

Cardiff Bay Barrage: planning and design

In 1986 Mr Peter Walker, Secretary of State for Wales, accepted the view that the Cardiff Bay area was in urgent need of urban renewal. The government, with support from the Vale of Glamorgan, the county of South Glamorgan and the City of Cardiff, created the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation (CBDC). Its remit was to regenerate some 1100 ha in this area of south Cardiff. The keystone to this strategy was the construction of the Cardiff Bay Barrage, to impound the estuaries of the rivers Taff and Ely, creating a 200 ha fresh water lake and about 12 km of attractive waterfront. Works of this magnitude and scope on tidal waters at that time required an Act of Parliament. The 1100 m long barrage includes sluices, locks, an outer harbour, fish pass, embankment and bridges. The sluices have a capacity of 2300 m3/s, to discharge combined flood flows from the Taff and Ely. The gates close to exclude the highest tides, allowing bay water levels to be controlled even in extreme conditions. A large fish pass allows migratory fish to move easily between the rivers and the sea. The paper describes the overall objectives of the Cardiff Bay Barrage, and the design of the barrage.

Cardiff Bay Barrage: planning and design

In 1986 Mr Peter Walker, Secretary of State for Wales, accepted the view that the Cardiff Bay area was in urgent need of urban renewal. The government, with support from the Vale of Glamorgan, the county of South Glamorgan and the City of Cardiff, created the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation (CBDC). Its remit was to regenerate some 1100 ha in this area of south Cardiff. The keystone to this strategy was the construction of the Cardiff Bay Barrage, to impound the estuaries of the rivers Taff and Ely, creating a 200 ha fresh water lake and about 12 km of attractive waterfront. Works of this magnitude and scope on tidal waters at that time required an Act of Parliament. The 1100 m long barrage includes sluices, locks, an outer harbour, fish pass, embankment and bridges. The sluices have a capacity of 2300 m3/s, to discharge combined flood flows from the Taff and Ely. The gates close to exclude the highest tides, allowing bay water levels to be controlled even in extreme conditions. A large fish pass allows migratory fish to move easily between the rivers and the sea. The paper describes the overall objectives of the Cardiff Bay Barrage, and the design of the barrage.

Cardiff Bay Barrage: planning and design

In 1986 Mr Peter Walker, Secretary of State for Wales, accepted the view that the Cardiff Bay area was in urgent need of urban renewal. The government, with support from the Vale of Glamorgan, the county of South Glamorgan and the City of Cardiff, created the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation (CBDC). Its remit was to regenerate some 1100 ha in this area of south Cardiff. The keystone to this strategy was the construction of the Cardiff Bay Barrage, to impound the estuaries of the rivers Taff and Ely, creating a 200 ha fresh water lake and about 12 km of attractive waterfront. Works of this magnitude and scope on tidal waters at that time required an Act of Parliament. The 1100 m long barrage includes sluices, locks, an outer harbour, fish pass, embankment and bridges. The sluices have a capacity of 2300 m3/s, to discharge combined flood flows from the Taff and Ely. The gates close to exclude the highest tides, allowing bay water levels to be controlled even in extreme conditions. A large fish pass allows migratory fish to move easily between the rivers and the sea. The paper describes the overall objectives of the Cardiff Bay Barrage, and the design of the barrage.

Initiatives to improve childhood immunisation uptake: a randomised controlled trial

Levels of childhood immunisation are high in the United Kingdom but are proving difficult to maintain. Several initiatives to improve uptake have been described, including sending written information to parents,1...

A district-wide examination of 75-year olds suggests discrimination in the provision of services.

The aim of this study was to assess the adequacy of existing services across a whole health district for those aged 75 years, in an attempt to detect shortfalls and biases in the provision of services. This study was carried out as a cross-sectional survey using community based nurses in the county of South Glamorgan. 1376 people in their 75th year who were registered with a general practitioner were visited, and their problems assessed by community based nurses. There was a marked difference in the results of the assessment for different services. It was estimated that 76% of the 75-year olds would benefit from additional health services, and 37% from social services. There was a striking difference between the services in the proportion of people whose problems were satisfactorily solved, according to the criteria used by the community nurses. The proportion of problems that were solved varied according to the degree of dependency of the individuals, and the service involved. Some services showed a clear trend to care more for dependent people; services with a relatively undeveloped home delivery system seemed likely to discriminate against people who were dependent.

I TREE MANAGEMENT—SOUTH GLAMORGAN STYLE

Summary When the County of South Glamorgan came into being in 1974, it inherited an ageing tree population. Dutch elm disease in the late 1970s made matters worse and prompted a major assessment of the county's tree stock. Out of this arose a radical change in the tree care policy of the local authority whereby low-key “fire brigade” maintenance was replaced by positive pre-programmed management.

Factors influencing the initiation of carious lesions in specific tooth surfaces over a 4-year period in children betweem the ages of 11–12 years and 15–16 years

An analysis of factors influencing the initiation of carious lesions on specific tooth surfaces over a 4-year period in children between the ages of 11-12 years and 15-16 years is presented. Approximately 1000 children, resident in the County of South Glamorgan, Wales, were assessed for caries status and oral cleanliness in 1980 when aged 11-12 years and again in 1984 when aged 15-16 years. On both occasions, the children completed detailed questionnaires on dental health-related topics. Surfaces which were sound when the children were 11-12 years were identified and subsequently awarded a score of zero if they remained sound at 15-16 years or a score of one if they had developed carious lesions or had been filled. For each child, a mean mouth caries initiation score was computed for specific groups of surfaces, namely pit and fissure surfaces in posterior teeth, approximal surfaces in posterior teeth, buccal and lingual smooth surfaces of all teeth and approximal surfaces of anterior teeth. One-way analysis of variance and multiple regression techniques revealed that a number of factors had a significant influence on the initiation of caries. The factors and their level of significance varied between the surfaces. However, relatively little (less than 6 per cent) of the total variance in caries initiation score could be explained by the identified factors. Overall, more lesions developed in pit and fissure surfaces in posterior teeth than in the other surfaces included in the analyses.

The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in south east Wales.

A population-based survey of multiple sclerosis in the county of South Glamorgan has demonstrated a prevalence of 441/376718 (117/10(5)). Eighty six per cent of the patients (101/10(5)) had definite or probable disease and 14% (16/10(5)) had suspected multiple sclerosis on 1 January 1985. The estimated average incidence is 5.41/10(5)/year for the period 1947-84 and it has risen significantly over four decades. The prevalence is similar to that found in a recent survey from the south east of England but significantly lower than revised figures from Scotland.

The Importance of the First round in the Multiplier Process: The Impact of Civil Service Dispersal

In this paper an extended Keynesian regional multiplier model is developed and used to estimate the local impact of two proposed (but subsequently cancelled) moves in the UK programme of Government office dispersal. These moves were to have been the relocation of the Property Services Agency to Cleveland and part of the Ministry of Defence to the county of South Glamorgan. The multiplier formulation explicitly takes into account an important feature of Government office dispersal; that is, that a large proportion of the employees move with the job. The importance of the first round in the multiplier process is stressed, and quantitative estimates of the effects of varying the nature of the initial injection are given.