| Ki2.6 iv) Effectiveness of flood management schemes | ||
| | Back | | ||
| It is important that students are given the opportunity to consider their effectiveness in managing the hazard including the roles of political organizations such as the Department of the Environment, Local Authorities and the water companies. The principles learned here are a useful introduction for G3 Theme 3. | ||
| Mississippi | ||
| Rhine notes: http://geographyfieldwork.com/RhineSolutions.htm | ||
| The managed river - hard engineering | ||
| The free flowing river - soft engineering | ||
| Opinions | ||
| Venezuela flood mitigation options and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vargas_tragedy | ||
| Venezuela Effectiveness of Flood Management full note | ||
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8412249.stm 10 years on | ||
| http://www.ifrc.org/docs/appeals/10/MDRVE001ea.pdf 2010 venezuela appeal la nina | ||
| http://www.proventionconsortium.org/themes/default/pdfs/CRA/Venezuela2_GN.pdf | ||
| http://www.embavenez-uk.org/pdf/fs_floods.pdf | ||
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11882965 | ||
| Read Waugh Fourth Edition p87-94 Case Studies of River Flooding - in each case make a judgement about the effectiveness of the river flood management strategies. What evidence can be found of improvements in flood management since the last major flood incident in each catchment. Handout from teacher. | ||
| http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/publications/40533.aspx | ||
| Local Authority - Gloucester/ Tewkesbury? http://www.catchmentchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/LEC-presentation.pdf pitt report findings | ||
