The tidal flood defences in London protect the city and its citizens from potentially catastrophic flooding. In recent years there has been increased recognition of the environmental value of the tidal Thames; however, this environmental renaissance has been matched by increased river-side development,...
London London's flood defences are getting older. Since 1982, the Thames Barrier (水闸) has protected the city from the threat of flooding, but it was only designed to last until 2030 and close once every two or three years. About 26 years later the barrier now closes five or six times...
Whatever long-term option is chosen, this must be preceded by a period of collaboration with the Thames Gateway developments to ensure appropriate and sustainable flood defences are incorporated in new riverside construction. 展开 关键词: Flood risk Climate change Thames Barrier London Thames Gateway ...
BETTER DEFENCES against river and estuary flooding could cost at least pounds 1.2bn over the next 50 years in England and Wales, climate change experts warned yesterday. Michael Meacher, Environment minister, told a London news conference that the cost of planet change is "very important" and...
Defences such as levees, bunds, reservoirs, and weirs are used to prevent rivers from bursting their banks. Coastal flooding has been addressed in Europe with coastal defenses, such as sea walls and beach nourishment. * London is protected from flooding by a huge mechanical barrier across the ...
THREATENS DEFENCES LEARN FLOOD DRILLS, LONDON WARNED Inch of Rain Adds to the Flood Threat; MORE RAIN THREATENS DEFENCESLEARN FLOOD DRILLS, LONDON WARNED Inch of Rain Adds to the Flood Threat; MORE RAIN THREATENS DEFENCES
Our technical specialists and engineers produce custom-designed flood defences, includingflood barriers,flood gates,flood doorsand equipment forchemical spill containment. Our flood control systems are installed throughout the world, from New York to California and from London to Brisbane. ...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook floodwall Also found in:Encyclopedia,Wikipedia. flood·wall (flŭd′wôl′) n. A wall built along a shore or bank to protect an area from floods. ...
Mattias Green, Impact of flood defences and sea-level rise on the European Shelf tidal regime. Cont. Shelf Res. 85, 96–105 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2014.04.011 Article Google Scholar Y. Wu, W. Zhang, X. Hu, C. Lu, S. Gao, Unravelling increasing flood hazard and...
The article reports on the reduction of the budget for maintaining and developing flood defences in Great Britain. It mentions that the budget will be reduced from 829 million pounds to 708 million pounds in 2011-2012, and 652 million pounds in 2014-2015 according to the Department for Environm...