MANAGING FLOODS: The engineering response LONG TERM SOLUTIONS

摘要

The response to this year's winter floods has become a political as well as a practical debate. This LANDWARDS SPECIAL REPORT looks at the options and the role of engineering. Lessons of the past, alongside new technology, have lessened the impact of the recent floods on houses and farmland says David Rooke, head of Flood and Coastal Risk Management at the Environment Agency.