River Management - Hard and Soft Engineering - Case Study (AQA GCSE Geography): Flashcards
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Hard Engineering definition
Hard Engineering definition
Man-made structures to control/prevent natural processes
Soft Engineering definition
Soft Engineering definition
Sustainable, natural approach to managing flood potential
Somerset floods - when?
Somerset floods - when?
January 2014
Somerset floods - location
Somerset floods - location
SW England
Somerset 2014 - % of area underwater
Somerset 2014 - % of area underwater
10%
Somerset Jan 2014 - rainfall amount
Somerset Jan 2014 - rainfall amount
350mm (100mm above average)
Somerset 2014 - houses flooded (social impact)
Somerset 2014 - houses flooded (social impact)
600 houses
Somerset 2014 - total cost (economic)
Somerset 2014 - total cost (economic)
£10 million
Somerset 2014 - agricultural land lost
Somerset 2014 - agricultural land lost
14,000 Ha
Somerset 2014 - tourism industry cost
Somerset 2014 - tourism industry cost
£200 million
Somerset 2014 - soil restoration time
Somerset 2014 - soil restoration time
Over two years
Somerset 2014 - pumps used (short term response)
Somerset 2014 - pumps used (short term response)
65 pumps
Somerset 2014 - govt immediate aid
Somerset 2014 - govt immediate aid
£15 million
Somerset 2014 - long term plan cost
Somerset 2014 - long term plan cost
£100 million (20-year plan)
Somerset 2014 - dredging distance (long term)
Somerset 2014 - dredging distance (long term)
8km of River Tone and Parrett