Environment

 

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority project:

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has appointed the RPS Climate Change & Sustainability team based in Queensland to assist in the integration of climate change considerations, environmental assessment and management systems approvals. RPS has previously co-authored the Climate Change, EIA and Great Barrier Reef paper for the 2011 International Association for Impact Assessment Conference in Mexico.

RPS is one of the world's leading multi-disciplinary consultancies advising on all aspects of the built & natural environment. With a network of local offices spread across Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, North America, the Middle East and Australia, RPS offers a unique range of professional and technical expertise.

Planning and Development

Our experts deliver value through an integrated approach to development. We help our clients to meet the challenges of infrastructure planning and property development, drawing on our teams of planners, masterplanners, transport planners, economists and specialists in climate change, sustainability and cultural heritage.

Engineering, Design and Surveying

Our integrated approach focuses on thorough research and creative design to ensure our solutions meet the needs of our clients, the local community and the local authority. Our in-house team of architects, landscape and urban designers, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and transport engineers provide high quality, innovative designs at all stages of scheme development. Our surveyors, supported by LIDAR and GIS mapping specialists, provide clients with information fundamental to projects.

Environment Assessment and Management

During the course of 40 years of involvement in environmental assessment and management, we have gained a deep insight into the commercial challenges as well as the political, ethical and legal issues facing our clients. Whether these issues relate to site selection, water management, renewable energy, sustainability or biodiversity our approach is systematic and our use of stakeholder engagement is award winning.

Risk Management

Our risk management services are provided across the full business lifecycle from inception, through planning and building to operations and eventually decommissioning. We provide a complete range of safety, health and hygiene services, qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques, safety cases emergency planning, permitting and environmental due diligence. Our extensive laboratories in the UK and the Netherlands supports both independent clients and our in house specialists.

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