Geography - Jubilee River Scheme
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- Created on: 13-04-18 14:39
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- Jubilee River Scheme
- social
- three thousand properties were protected, but in the less wealthy areas of Old Windsor and Waybury, there is more chance of flooding
- paddle boaters were promised a navigable river, however, on two weirs they have to carry their boats around them, and Taplow Weir is considered too dangerous to cross
- environmental
- the problem of algae collecting behind the weirs. this disrupts the natural ecosystem
- the concrete weirs are rather ugly, concrete is exposed
- when flooding occurs, the built environment suffered from flooded roads and building. fields were inundated and habitats were disturbed
- economic
- the Jubilee River Scheme is the most expensive flood-relief scheme in the UK. Yet the weirs were damaged by floods, repair for one section was £680000
- as a projected course of £330 million, the EA ran out of money, so if further engineering is required to alleviate flooding downstream, local councils and businesses will have to make up a £110 million shortfall
- insurance costs are high. business insurance costs for Wraysbury alone were around £500 million in 2014
- small businesses such as shops lose money as they cannot open when their premises are flooded
- social
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