Making Landscapes More Flood Resilient

A wonderful exhibition has put forward a persuasive argument that a ‘landscape first’ approach to urban development, via innovative water management, could offer an effective solution designed to make our cities more resilient to flooding. For more on this story please click on the following link http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2015/jan/09/six-ways-city-landscapes-more-flood-resilient-in-pictures The Importance of Flood Defences It is likely to be many years before the UK begins to forget the devastating damage caused to homes, businesses and infrastructure caused by widespread flooding in early 2014. Whilst people were quick to point fingers at a number of different organisations for dropping the ball in regards to dredging rivers and for building properties on floodplains, the truth is that with so many water-resistant surfaces currently in place, this was a disaster waiting to happen. Why Is This a Problem? It may sound fairly obvious in hindsight but if water cannot
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