[ Preparing for Floods ]

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Preparing For Floods Recent occurrences of flooding in the UK have shown the devastating effects that these events can have on people’s homes and businesses. Following the floods during the autumn of 2000, the Parliamentary Select Committee for the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs recommended that guidance be produced containing information for use by planning authorities.

 

 

 

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • The Impact of Flooding
    • The causes of flooding
    • Flood damage – the effects of flooding
  • Existing Property Owners
    • Assessing the risk of flooding
    • Choosing the right options
    • Keeping the water out using flood barriers
    • Other permanent measures to improve flood
    • resistance of property
    • Historic buildings
  • New Development
    • Introduction
    • Planning Guidance
    • General principles of flood resistant design for
    • new development
    • Interface with Building Regulations
  • Permanent Measures to Reduce Flood
    • Damage – New and Existing Properties
    • Introduction
    • External walls
    • Internal walls
    • Floors
    • Fittings and building services
  • Summary
  • Further Reading
  • Environment Agency Guidance

 

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