After the Flood: How Can Ambridge Residents Develop Resilience to Future Flooding?
ISBN: 978-1-78743-286-4, eISBN: 978-1-78743-285-7
Publication date: 5 October 2017
Abstract
Flooding is a frequent problem in the United Kingdom, with 1.8 million people living in homes that are likely to flood at least once in 75 years (Sayers, Horritt, Penning-Rowsell, & McKenzie, 2015). In 2015, the River Am burst its banks, resulting in up to 1 metre of flooding in Ambridge and causing significant damage and disruption to the village. A ‘4Ps’ approach is proposed to predict, prevent, protect from and prepare for flooding. Applying this model to evidence from Ambridge allows strategies for a flood resilient community to be explored.
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Acknowledgements
The support of my PhD supervisors Prof Pete Walker and Dr Juliana Holley at the University of Bath, and Dr Julie Bregulla of the BRE is gratefully acknowledged.
Citation
Gleed, F. (2017), "After the Flood: How Can Ambridge Residents Develop Resilience to Future Flooding?", Courage, C. and Headlam, N. (Ed.) Custard, Culverts and Cake, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 131-145. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78743-285-720171017
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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