(1) Geo Practice 8M Q

Compare soft-engineering and hard-engineering approaches to the management of floods [8]

Hard-engineering is the construction of artificial structures to reduce the risk of flooding whereas soft-engineering is the adaptation of the river environment using less evasive techniques to prevent flooding.

An example of hard-engineering is the construction of relief channels. Relief channels are used to prevent flooding in certain areas by creating another channel for the river to flow through in addition to the original channel. The benefits of creating a…