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035 _a(Sirsi) u127054
100 _aSmulian, M.
245 _aSpecial report: flood defences
260 _c2004
490 _aContract Journal
_v424(6486) 28 July 2004, 16-23(8)
520 _aSpecial report on flood defences. "Defending the Gateway" explains how developers of the Thames Gateway are expected to deal with flood management by incorporating sustainable, soft drainage into the new developments. "Invisible barriers" describes how the Environment Agency provided a cost-effective defence system for Bewdley without spoiling its riverside setting. The final article, "Broad horizons" describes how PFI has been applied to flood defences in the Norfolk Broads with the restoration and management of the network of rivers and canals.
590 _aABS
650 _aFLOOD DEFENCES
650 _aTHAMES GATEWAY
650 _aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
650 _aFLOOD MANAGEMENT
650 _aPFI
650 _aCONSERVATION
690 _aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
700 _aAtkinson, J.
700 _aMann, W.
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