Floods

SuDS hold up “nonsensical” as Met Office predicts big increase in flash flooding

Government last week announced a further delay to the implementation of SuDS. Sam Ibbott is disappointed.

8 years 8 months ago
Floodplain development – a legacy problem or a solution?

Engineer it right and you can build on the flood plain, says PBA's Ben Mitchell.

8 years 8 months ago
What the Scots can tell the rest of the UK about flood protection

There's much to learn from a 15 year flood alleviation scheme. Steven Trewhella shares his top tips from Moray

8 years 8 months ago
Flood Alleviation: it's a long game

In just under a year Scotland’s biggest investment in flood protection – the £180M Moray Flood Alleviation Scheme – will be complete after 15 years of work. Steven Trewhella, Royal HaskoningDHV business case manager from...

8 years 8 months ago
Narrow thinking is the enemy of modern flood management solutions

For urban drainage and flood control there is no substitute for integrated solutions, says ACO Technologies' Richard Hill

8 years 10 months ago
Infrastructure – design big and design long

Creating resilient infrastructure means responding to change now but crucially designing for changes in the future, says London Underground's David Waboso.

8 years 10 months ago
Properties must be reinstated as flood resilient say experts

Regulations needed to ensure flood repairs will withstand future inundation

8 years 10 months ago
Tidal lagoons – a practical solution for the Somerset Levels?

Multi purpose infrastructure could cut the cost of flood defence, argues Peter Kydd.

8 years 10 months ago
Government's new transport resilience committee could rewrite rail workload plans

McLoughlin hints that Network Rail’s £38bn CP5 programme could be rehashed to include extra infrastructure resilience

8 years 11 months ago
How to create a flood resilient society for Britain – take your view to Parliament

Join flood resilience specialist UK Flood Barriers in the House of Commons to get the flood mitigation investment message across

8 years 11 months ago