UK flood defences get green lightCat Fitzpatrick
From this perspective the equitable provision of flood defences from the public spending through public taxation could be justified. By ensuring the shared burden of risk amongst the population the temptation to free ride is removed; if the good is paid for by the nation and provided by the ...
Flood-defence systems consisting of stoplogs, mobile flood-defences for specific sites, slide-gate systems and stop log closures - IBS Technics GmbH has spent the past twenty years creating an enviable reputation for itself on international markets in both the disaster-prevention and water-supply se...
The flood of 1953 was the catalyst for the construction of the current system of River Thames tidal defences, which includes the Thames Barrier, and has provided one of the best standards of flood defence in the UK for over 20 years. Substantial growth is planned through 'Thames Gateway', ...
These include greater variations in weather patterns with more and heavier rain; changes in land use with increased development on the floodplain and the effectiveness and availability of flood defences and drainage systems. While the Government has a significant flood management programme in place to ...
Warning of further "localised" flooding to come over the next 24 to 36 hours, she pledged to overhaul the government's approach to funding flood defences. Across England, there are 201 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and 300 flood alerts, meaning flooding is...
Managing runoff and flow pathways in a small rural catchment to reduce flood risk with other multi-purpose benefits Meanwhile, there is a demand for land in which to construct homes and businesses on, which is encroaching on land which is prone to flooding. Nevertheless, flood defences usually ...
Linear river defences, Leeds, UK As part of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme Phase 2, we developed a suite of linear defences within an urban environment which enabled the unlocking of redevelopment land for commercial and residential purposes. Aesthetically pleasing defences provided within the urba...
(1971–2000). The floodplain includes all river sections with a catchment area above 100 km2. The map does not include flood defences and therefore constitutes all potentially inundated areas. It should be noted that seven events were not included in the normalization and further analysis due ...
CIVIL ENGINEERS at the University of Salford are calling for water companies to boost the UK's flood defences by using our extensive network of reservoirs to take up excess water during heavy rainfall. The researchers have surveyed hundreds of sites in Scotland and Greater Manchester, which are ...