Hydrocitizenship was an AHRC-funded project which investigated and contributed to ways in which communities live with each other and their environment in relation to water in a range of UK neighbourhoods.

This 3 year project investigated and made creative contributions to the ways in which citizens and communities live with each other and their environment in relation to water in a range of UK neighbourhoods. The research asked a series of questions about what communities are, how they function, and the role of environmental (water) assets and issues in the coming together of communities, conflicts within and between communities, and progress to interconnected community and environmental resilience.

Active Energy: Three Mills formed part of the research in the Lee Valley.

Research Team

There were teams in Bristol, Lee Valley, Borth & Tal-y-bont (mid Wales) and Yorkshire, involving altogether eight universities.

Principal Investigator: Professor Owain Jones (Bath Spa University)

The Lee Valley Team was led by Professor Graeme Evans (Middlesex University)

Artist/consultants: Dr. Loraine Leeson and Simon Read (Middlesex University)