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POSTnote by Jonathan Wentworth. It was first published on Monday, 5 December 2011. It was last updated on Monday, 5 December 2011.


Natural Flood Management

Natural flood management, defined here as the alteration, restoration or use of landscape features, is being promoted as a novel way of reducing flood risk. This POSTnote reviews the policy drivers of this approach, as well as the scientific basis, and implementation, of inland natural flood management strategies.

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Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-396 
Subjects
Flood control Land use Floods Water Risk assessment Soil erosion
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POST
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