Case Studies
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- Created on: 02-03-14 18:55
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- Water On The Land
- UK Reservoir Case Study (Rutland Water)
- Economical
- Popular tourist destination due to wildlife and recreational facilities
- Around 6km² of land flooded - farmers lost livelihoods
- Social
- Recreational activities, e.g. cycling and sailing
- Jobs created to build and maintain reservoir
- Schools use it for educational visits
- 2 villages demolished to make way for reservoir
- Environmental
- Wildlife is protected (site of special scientific interest)
- hundreds of species of birds live around the reservoir
- A variety of habitats are found around the reservoir
- Large area of land flooded to build - habitats destroyed
- Management
- Sustainable - get water they need without stopping people in the future having enough
- People can only take out as much that is replaced by rivers
- Economical
- Flooding Case Study (South Asia)
- Causes
- Heavy rainfall- 900mm fell in July - saturated soil - increased runoff into rivers
- Melting snow from Himalayan mountains increased discharge
- Peak discharge of both rivers happened at the same time increased discharge downstream
- Primary effects
- Over 2000 deaths
- 25m homeless
- 44 schools destroyed
- Livestock killed
- Many houses destroyed in India
- Many roads destroyed
- Rivers polluted with rubbish and sewage
- Secondary effects
- Children lost out on education
- Water-borne diseases
- Reduced rice yields
- Farmers and factory workers unemployed
- Immediate response
- Many people didnt evacuate from flooded areas
- Blocked transport links slowed evacuation
- Other governments and international charities distributed food, water and medical aid
- Rescue boats were sent to help those who were stranded
- Long term response
- International charities have funded the rebuilding of homes, agriculture and fishing industries
- Some homes were rebuilt on stilts so theyre less likely to be damaged by future floods
- Causes
- Flooding Case Study (Carlisle, England)
- Causes
- Heavy rainfall - 200m fell in 36 hours - continuous rainfall saturated soil - increasing runoff
- Large urban area - impermeable materials - increased runoff - discharge increased
- Primary effects
- 3 deaths
- Thousands homeless
- 4 schools flooded
- 350 businesses shut down
- Some roads and bridges damaged
- Rivers polluted with rubbish and sewage
- Secondary effects
- Children lost out on education
- Stress related illnesses increased
- 3000 jobs at risk
- Immediate response
- People evacuated from areas that flooded
- Temporary accomodation was set up for the homeless
- Reception centres opened to provide food and drink
- Long term response
- Community groups set uo to provide emotional support
- Flood defense scheme set up to improve flood defences
- Causes
- UK Reservoir Case Study (Rutland Water)
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