Purpose

This knowledge builder covers various forms of flooding (including fluvial, coastal, intra-urban and groundwater flooding), which can occur in isolation or in combination depending on circumstances such as location and climatic conditions.

Benefits

By influencing the development and use of land, planning can play a crucial role in reducing flood risk. It is significant that planning can influence development in the context of flood risk issues prior to construction commencing. Planning therefore presents the opportunity to take a proactive approach to addressing flood risk issues and goes beyond taking steps to ameliorate the effects of flooding after the event

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Audience

Urban and regional planners and all those wishing to build and assess their knowledge of the topic.

Learning method

A highly topical knowledge builder providing a well balanced overview of the problems of flooding and its relevance to planners which climate change is likely to bring . Additionally a comprehensive range of further reading is provided for those who wish to become expert in the subject. Includes voluntary self assessment for recording continuous professional development (CPD).

Time to Complete

2 hours

Length

7 pages

Participants

1

Price

£10 Pounds Sterling
(inc. VAT)