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100 1 _aWalker, Ben
245 0 0 _aShelter from the storm
260 _c2007
490 0 _aRegeneration and Renewal
_v10 August 2007, 20-23(3)
520 _aExamines ways in which built environment professionals can reduce flood damage. At local level this involves stopping development on flood plains and designing buildings and neighbourhoods to withstand the effects of flooding. Flood mitigation measures include running electric cables within upper walls, building homes so their lower floors begin higher up, not choosing wooden or chipboard floors, green roofs, and preventing the transformation of gardens to paved areas. Provides the approximate cost of flood damage to a typical semi-detached house, by water depth.
590 _aKA
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
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690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
690 _aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-FLOODING
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