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Tower Colliery Regeneration Past, Present, Future

Tower Colliery Regeneration Past, Present, Future. CREW in collaboration with SUNY Center for Brownfield Studies at the State University of New York Preston Gilbert: Center Operations Director and Senior Research Associate Nicole Bader, Brendan Beeke , Kevin Campbell, Kimberly Gardner,

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Tower Colliery Regeneration Past, Present, Future

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  1. Tower Colliery RegenerationPast, Present, Future CREW in collaboration with SUNY Center for Brownfield Studies at the State University of New York Preston Gilbert: Center Operations Director and Senior Research Associate Nicole Bader, Brendan Beeke, Kevin Campbell, Kimberly Gardner, Thaddeus Holland, Tim Jackson, David Urffer, Nick Watkins

  2. Tower Colliery Redevelopment Strategy • A partnership to repurpose a colliery and rebuild a community • A partnership to rebuild and reinvent the rural resource based industrial economy http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/08/19/mixed-views-on-tower-colliery-plan-91466-27091836/

  3. Tower Colliery Redevelopment Strategy • History of commerce in southern wales • A difficult task that took great faith and hard work • They exercised fearlessness and an adventuresome spirit that we need to emulate http://www.aberdareonline.co.uk/archive/content/public/history/cynon_valley_a_walk_in_the_past/page_3.html http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/2274/?id=16

  4. Tower Colliery Redevelopment Strategy • The shutdown of the colliery in Aberdare is a call for the local community to meet a new regional challenge, charting a new future that builds on its industrial past http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/HI/ENG/Heritage+of+Wales/Across+Time/Victorian+Society/

  5. Tower Colliery Redevelopment Strategy • This is not just about reusing a building, its about reaffirming the Welsh sense of place and refocusing the economic purpose of the region • This colliery has been a corner stone of Welsh pride, opportunity, identity and heritage • Its time to seek a new future and establish a new tradition that will be the foundation of a new Welsh economy, and the source of continued regional pride • This is an ideal moment for Wales to use its assets to build a new heritage

  6. Transportation Practice in Southern Wales • Current transportation in the Valleys region relies heavily on large vehicle transport • Increasing this transport will only worsen issues surrounding congested roadways and accidents • With escalation of global fuel prices and decrease in availability there is uncertainty as to the cost effectiveness of road based large vehicle transport • Without greater investment, transit, inner-city passenger, and freight rail will struggle to hold market shares

  7. There is an Alternative Approach • Power and feed the region from within • Re-establish the rail based heritage supply chain of the industrial era • Utilize and expand upon existing transportation corridors • Educate local community members and create jobs

  8. Re-Industrialization Opportunities • By capitalizing on energy, transportation, human resource and infrastructure assets, we can rebuild the manufacturing economy of The Head of The Valleys Region using technology based agriculture to feed and power Southern Wales

  9. Re-Industrialization System Willow Farm Bio Fuels Combined Heat and Power Controlled Environment Agriculture Waste Heat Steam Turbine for Power Food Processing Industry

  10. Energy Sources Photo -voltaic Wind http://www.ennovigasolar.com/who-uses-photovoltaics http://syniadau--buildinganindependentwales.blogspot.com/ Willow http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1962252

  11. Combined Heat and Power

  12. Controlled Environment Agriculture http://ag.arizona.edu/ceac/cea-student-association http://www.hydroponics.com/howtoinfo/educational%20information/informative%20articles/modern_greenhouse_production.html http://www.superstock.co.uk/stock-photos-images/1599R-22271

  13. Food Processing

  14. Opportunities • Education • Employee training program • Learning center • Community Connection • Rail based connection to nearby communities and retail market centers • Production • A 1 acre hydroponic green house can grow an excess of 140,000 lettuce plants in 4 weeks • 10 growing cycles can be scheduled in a year • This translates to 1,400,000 heads of lettuce per year/per acre of land • United States gross retail sales revenue from production on 1 acre = $4.6 million and we can expect similar profits in Wales

  15. Where Does Tower Colliery Fit?

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