Which Management and Mitigation Strategies May Help Reduce United Kingdom Flooding
2Over the last week, the news has been inundated with stories of flooding across the United Kingdom (and elsewhere).
Flood management strategies tend to be complex and require careful integration.
Let's review some publicly available information, and look at what home and business owners can do to help mitigate risks in their own neighbourhoods.
Sources
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"UK floods: Residents in tears as barriers breached in Worcestershire town"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz5jSouQ7ks
@SkyNews
"Managing the Water on Your Land- Making A Rain Garden"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6orPxxwj4ek
@SustainableWorld
"CAN DREDGING PREVENT FLOODING?"
https://newground.co.uk/blog/how-can-dredging-and-gravel-removal-reduce-the-risk-of-flooding/
"Floods and dredging," Posted by: philipboyce1, Posted on: 21 February 2020
https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/21/floods-and-dredging/
"Drowning in money: the untold story of the crazy public spending that makes flooding inevitable," George Mendiot, The Guardian, 2014
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/13/flooding-public-spending-britain-europe-policies-homes
"10 Ways To Manage Runoff Water"
https://www.bioadvanced.com/articles/10-ways-manage-runoff
"7 WAYS TO MANAGE EXCESS STORMWATER RUNOFF"
https://www.truegridpaver.com/stormwater-runoff-management/
"New ways to better manage urban stormwater runoff"
https://phys.org/news/2015-10-ways-urban-stormwater-runoff.html
"Managing urban runoff"
https://www.rivernetwork.org/our-work/clean-water/best-practices/managing-urban-runoff/
"10 measures to prevent (urban) flooding"
https://www.wavin.com/en-en/news-cases/news/10-measures-to-prevent-urban-flooding
"Flat roofs may be the answer to managing urban floods"
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/flat-roofs-urban-floods-solution
"Blue Roof sustainable drainage solution - Rooftop SuDS"
https://www.bauder.co.uk/blue-roofs