Flood Management Strategies in Bewdley
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  The Geographical Association has produced a really good case study at http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/flooding/bewdley/ . You need to study this in some depth.  
     
  1. Who are the agencies involving in managing the flood risk? (flood risk management partners).http://www.geography.org.uk/resources/flooding/bewdley/management/

What services does the Environment Agency offer to the public in terms of managing the flood risk.?

  
     
  2. Land Use Planning Produce an annotated catchment map to show how the
i) physical geography and
ii) land use
upstream of Bewdley contributes to the flood hazard.

Activity Resources:
  • Use the GeogOnline Post-It note map if you like. (If you use a print screen of your finished post-it note map you could put it through 'paint shop' to trim off unwanted screen features.)

How might a whole catchment flood management scheme modify the upstream areas to reduce flood risk in downstream areas (like Bewdley)?
 
 
 
  3. The flood defence strategy chosen for Bewdley 
Discuss the range of options for managing the flood risk in Bewdley.
- 'good' and 'bad' points of each option? Details here
- include a benefit-cost analysis of the different options for Bewdley
- complete an environmental assessment for the various flood alleviation schemes suggested. How does the result of this compare with the benefit-cost analysis?

What scheme did they decide upon and why?

  
   
  4. Evaluate the effectiveness of the flood defences for Bewdley
- evaluate the (above) flood defence option plans and produce a rank order of which you think to be most to least effective. Explain the good and bad points of each option and that of a possible strategy involving the Upper Basin. How effective is the chosen scheme?
i.e. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of a flood management scheme (sample exam question - 10 marks) What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of the Bewdley flood management scheme?
- investigate the effects of more recent high river levels on the town through internet news sites and the Environment Agency website. i.e. does the chosen option seem to be working
- design a piece of fieldwork you could undertake to make a judgement about the popularity / effectiveness of the scheme.		  
     
  Movie on Bewdley topic by 'Teach'.