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UK – Report Urges Government to End 7-Year Freeze of Flood Resilience Rules

UK – Report Urges Government to End 7-Year Freeze of Flood Resilience Rules

2 February, 2017

Leading engineers, environmental scientists, water experts, landscape designers and architects have appealed to the government to ensure that the planned one million new homes are built to be resilient to…

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Protecting Heritage Resources From Flooding – the US Experience

Protecting Heritage Resources From Flooding – the US Experience

21 December, 2016

In an earlier article “Is Enough Being Done to Protect European Cultural Heritage Resources From Flood Risk?” FloodList examined the process of incorporating disaster protection for heritage resources into broader…

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Depave – the Community-Based Approach to Storm Water Management

Depave – the Community-Based Approach to Storm Water Management

1 December, 2016

In our series A New Approach to Storm-Water Management and Flood Reduction, about Low Impact Development (LID) and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), there are many examples of ways to encourage…

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UK – Smarter Flood Risk Management Urgently Needed in England Says Study

UK – Smarter Flood Risk Management Urgently Needed in England Says Study

29 November, 2016

According to a new study by think tank Green Alliance, England’s flood strategy failing and a new approach urgently needed from government to protect communities and stop costs spiralling. The…

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SuDS Case Study: Housing Run-Off Management, Manor Fields Park, Sheffield

SuDS Case Study: Housing Run-Off Management, Manor Fields Park, Sheffield

26 July, 2016

In the second article in the series “A New Approach to Storm-Water Management and Flood Reduction“, Ed Hill looks at the Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) project in Manor Fields Park,…

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A New Approach to Storm-Water Management and Flood Reduction

A New Approach to Storm-Water Management and Flood Reduction

28 June, 2016

In several recent FloodList articles relating to the Los Angeles River in the USA, and revitalising natural landscapes to reduce flood risk, how changes to our rivers and Floodplains have exacerbated…

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Slow the Flow – Somerset Rivers Authority’s Natural Flood Management Project

Slow the Flow – Somerset Rivers Authority’s Natural Flood Management Project

31 March, 2016

“There isn’t one solution to flooding. We need a range of solutions,” says Councillor John Osman, chair of the Somerset Rivers Authority in the UK. The Somerset Rivers Authority has…

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As El Niño Rains Arrive, Los Angeles Shunts Precious Water to Sea

As El Niño Rains Arrive, Los Angeles Shunts Precious Water to Sea

13 January, 2016

If ever a city was built to be resilient to heavy rains, it is Los Angeles. And yet, El Niño is about to test just how resilient the city is…

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UK Floods – Changes to Our Rivers and Floodplains Have Exacerbated Flooding

UK Floods – Changes to Our Rivers and Floodplains Have Exacerbated Flooding

12 January, 2016

Centuries of alteration to how our river catchments (or drainage basins) function has undoubtedly exacerbated the risk of downstream flooding in every river area in Britain, report Neil Entwistle, University…

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Can We Really Prevent Floods by Planting More Trees?

Can We Really Prevent Floods by Planting More Trees?

11 December, 2015

As heavy rain continues to contribute to the devastating flooding in Cumbria, there have once again been calls – notably from the environmentalist George Monbiot – for the reforestation of…

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