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| A new crossing for the Forth Estuary?
July 2007 (pdf kb) - 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. Download paper (pdf212kb) |
100,000
properties in Scotland at risk from flooding This article appeared in the Sunday Herald (Scotland), 29 July 2007, written by Rob Edwards, a freelance journalist specialising in environmental issues |
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The Growing risks of climate change on households in England.
AIRMIC Conference. 6th June 2007 - 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.
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The Hull floods of June 2007. Some insurance industry implications.
- David Crichton
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Flood risk & insurance in England and Wales: are there lessons to be learned from Scotland?©
Flood insurance in Britain is going to become harder to obtain in the future. An agreement by insurers to provide household flood insurance at a reasonable cost anywhere in Britain expired at the end of 2002, and already many insurers are not offering cover for new business.
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Third National Conference on SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE
Perspectives from the Insurance Industry
David Crichton
AFPCN meeting
Paris, September 2004
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Ulley Reservoir Incident
26th June 2007
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