Thames Governance: Oral Histories 1960 to 2010
The period 1960-2010 has seen dramatic changes on London’s River Thames, including the closure of the up-river docks, the shift from London-based organisations running water supply and sewerage to 'river basin management', and rising environmental concerns about the river.
Much of the rich history of this period lives only in people's memories. We are talking to people about their experience of policy debates and management for the River Thames and its port – those working in river management, water supply, sewerage and pollution management, central and local government bodies, employer and labour organisations, environmental organisations and other stakeholders.
The project focuses on four main areas:
- the changing functions of the river since 1960;
- governance/management and policy on the river;
- interest groups, stakeholders and the Thames;
- the river, port and environment;
The project ran from September 2010 to July 2011 and followed on from the pilot research project, Public Policy, Stakeholders and the River: The Governance of the River Thames - Port and Waterway - from 1900 to the Present (Nov 2009–July 2010).
For more information, please contact:
Dr Vanessa Taylor, Research Fellow, Greenwich Maritime Institute, University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9LS.
V.J.Taylor@greenwich.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8331 9879