Banbury case study
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- Created on: 05-04-18 19:11
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- Banbury
- what
- 1988
- caused £12.5 million worth of damage
- 150+ homes and 35 businesses were affected
- another flood in 2007 reinforced the need to implement a flood alleviation scheme
- social management
- raised A361 route into Banbury will be open during a flood to avoid disrupting people's lives
- quality of life for people is improved with new footpaths and green areas
- reduced levels of anxiety and depression through fear of flooding
- economic management
- cost of scheme was £18.5 million
- by protecting 441+ houses and 73 commercial properties, the benefits are estimated to be over £100 million
- donors from agencies and councils which allows future developments, creating jobs and bringing in money
- environmental management
- around 100,00 tonnes of earth were required to build the embankment- extracted from nearby, creating a small reservoir
- a new biodiversity action plan has been created with ponds, hedge-grows and trees
- part of floodplain will be deliberately allowed to flood if river levels are too high
- what
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