Flood misery due to misuse of land
Flood misery due to misuse of land
- 2000
- Scotsman 31 October 2000, 4(1) .
Academics warn that Britain's recent flood disasters are not due to climate change, but to society's misuse of land. The building of houses on flood plains has covered what should be drainage land and the total number of homes at risk from flooding in Britain now stands at two million.
NEW HOUSING
FLOOD RISK
FLOODING
FLOOD PLAINS
GLOBAL WARMING
Land use
Academics warn that Britain's recent flood disasters are not due to climate change, but to society's misuse of land. The building of houses on flood plains has covered what should be drainage land and the total number of homes at risk from flooding in Britain now stands at two million.
NEW HOUSING
FLOOD RISK
FLOODING
FLOOD PLAINS
GLOBAL WARMING
Land use