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035 _a(Sirsi) u115864
245 _aAbandon homes to floodplains
260 _c2001
490 _aNew Civil Engineer
_v(1421) 29 November 2001, 6(1)
520 _aDEFRA chief flooding engineer Reg Purnell urges residents most at risk of river and coastal flooding to abandon their homes to recreate natural floodplains. The East Riding of Yorkshire Council warns that home owners often find they are not properly compensated for such a managed retreat. Over the years as many as 17 villages have been lost to the sea in the area around Hull.
590 _aWB
650 _aFLOOD DEFENCE
650 _aDEFRA
650 _aCLIMATE CHANGE
650 _aMANAGED RETREAT
650 _aEAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
690 _aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
942 _n0
999 _c69026
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