Produced for the industry by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering
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. -
Floodplain development – a legacy problem or a solution?
Engineer it right and you can build on the flood plain, says PBA's Ben Mitchell. -
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 -
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... -
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 -
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. -
Properties must be reinstated as flood resilient say experts
Regulations needed to ensure flood repairs will withstand future inundation -
Tidal lagoons – a practical solution for the Somerset Levels?
Multi purpose infrastructure could cut the cost of flood defence, argues Peter Kydd. -
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 -
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