River Management - Hard and Soft Engineering - Case Study (OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes)): Flashcards
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2 main types of flood prevention
2 main types of flood prevention
Hard and Soft Engineering
Hard Engineering definition
Hard Engineering definition
Man-made structures to control natural processes, very expensive
Soft Engineering approach
Soft Engineering approach
Sustainable & natural, no artificial structures
Somerset 2014 flood location & date
Somerset 2014 flood location & date
SW England, January 2014
% of Somerset underwater in 2014
% of Somerset underwater in 2014
10%
Rainfall in Somerset Jan 2014
Rainfall in Somerset Jan 2014
350mm (100mm above average, wettest Jan on record)
Houses flooded in Somerset 2014
Houses flooded in Somerset 2014
600 houses
Farms evacuated in Somerset 2014
Farms evacuated in Somerset 2014
16 farms
Somerset Council flood cost estimate
Somerset Council flood cost estimate
£10 million
Agricultural land lost Somerset 2014
Agricultural land lost Somerset 2014
14,000 Ha
Tourism cost of Somerset floods
Tourism cost of Somerset floods
£200 million
Time to restore soil after Somerset floods
Time to restore soil after Somerset floods
Over 2 years
Pumps used in Somerset flood response
Pumps used in Somerset flood response
65 pumps drained 65 million m³
Somerset long-term flood plan cost & duration
Somerset long-term flood plan cost & duration
£100 million, 20-year plan
Rivers dredged in Somerset response
Rivers dredged in Somerset response
8km of River Tone and Parrett