(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 channe;l for the river to flow through in addition to the original channel. The benefits of creating a…