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PLANNING FOR FLOOD RISK IN THE FENS
Author(s) -
Williams S.,
Worth D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2003.tb00473.x
Subject(s) - flood myth , flood risk assessment , flooding (psychology) , floodplain , risk assessment , water resource management , hazard , drainage , environmental planning , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental resource management , environmental science , engineering , archaeology , cartography , computer science , geotechnical engineering , psychology , ecology , chemistry , computer security , organic chemistry , psychotherapist , biology
ABSTRACT The fens of eastern England rely on flood defences for their existence, and planning for flood risk has always had a high priority. A new focus was given with the issue of Planning Policy Guidance 25, and this paper presents experience from a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment of South Holland District, in Lincolnshire. The assessment pioneered the examination of fenland flood risk in terms of risk zones related to flood hazard and standard of protection. Methods for evaluating the risk zones are described; they consider flooding from embanked rivers which are subject to tide locking, internal drainage systems, tide level and wave action. The methods would be appropriate for many lowland areas of the UK where conventional flood analysis cannot be used.