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A new crossing for the Forth Estuary?July 2007 (pdf 212kb) - David Crichton
The Scottish Executive has recently decided it is necessary to build a new river crossing on the Forth estuary, costing up to £3.5bn. It appears to favour a bridge. The author has argued for some time in favour of a causeway instead . A causeway or barrage would be cheaper, safer to build and more useful to Scotland. It would not only provide a safe crossing, it would reduce the coastal and fluvial flood risk for the more than 6,000 low lying homes in the area. Climate change will lead to rising sea levels. Flooding in the estuary from a storm surge combined with high tide will be a growing risk. A barrage could provide protection against this risk. It would also provide protection against pollution from sewage or oil spills in the estuary.
The Growing risks of climate change on households in England.
AIRMIC Conference. 6th June 2007 (pdf 84kb) - David Crichton
This paper considers the problems of vulnerability to subsidence and storm damage and exposure to flooding hazards in England and identifies the roles and responsibilities of the main players. While the whole of the UK will suffer climate change impacts, this paper applies primarily to England where the impacts will be greatest due to lack of adaptation. For example, England is the only country in the UK where planning guidelines still allow new building in flood plains. Not only that but developers are still permitted to connect foul and surface water drainage to existing drainage systems even if they do not have sufficient capacity, and sustainable drainage development is still in its infancy with no robust arrangements for maintenance.
The Hull floods of June 2007. Some insurance industry implications (pdf 86kb) - David Crichton
"STAYING SAFE" A Conceptual Framework for School Safety Version 1 (March 2007) (pdf 70kb) John Twigg
Tools for Mainstreaming Disater Risk Reduction: Guidance Notes for Development Organisations (pdf 1.07MB) Charlotte Benson and John Twigg
HOLIDAY 2030 (pdf 921kb)
Storms and Hurricanes, will insurers be blown away? (pdf 19kb) Insurance Times; Forces of Nature 2006. Session 3, Hurricanes and Catastrophe modelling. David Crichton
UK Flood, will insurers be out of their depth? (pdf 40kb) Insurance Times; Forces of Nature 2006. Session 2, UK Flood. David Crichton
Guidance notes on
participation and accountability (pdf 194kb) John Twigg, 2001
Central and
Eastern European Floods of July 1997 (pdf 6.4mb) Mark Saunders, 1997
The UK floods
of April 1998 (pdf 683kb) Mark Saunders, 1998
Development at
risk - natural disasters and the third world John Twigg, 1998
Technology,
Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction and Livelihood Security John
Twigg, 2002
Lessons
from Disaster Preparedness (word 40kb) John Twigg, 2002
Temporary
local flood protection in the United Kingdom - an independent assessment
(pdf 200kb) David Crichton, 2003
