How physical and human factors exacerbate and mitigate flood risk for different places
Geographic knowledge and understanding
Flood mitigation, including structural measures (dams, afforestation, channel modification and levee strengthening) and planning (personal insurance and flood preparation, and flood warning technology)
Case study or detailed examples
Two contrasting detailed examples of flood mitigation of drainage basins
Aims of this lesson
To have a knowledge and understanding of different flood mitigation approaches including structural measures (dams, afforestation, channel modification and levee strengthening) and planning (personal insurance and flood preparation, and flood warning technology)
To be able to use detailed examples in two contrasting drainage basins.
