Research

This analysis explores the relationship between investment and surface water flood risk through to 2100, with a focus on the residual risks that may exist by the 2050s and the investment need for the period from present day to 2050.

This article has taken a distributed modelling approach to examine the potential for hillslope storage bunds as a natural flood management (NFM) strategy to mitigate the effects of downstream flooding if deployed extensively in the 209 km² River Kent catchment in Cumbria (UK).

Understanding the prevalence of storm clustering at inter- (between) and intra (within)-annual timescales around the UK coastline. Analysis was undertaken and compared using modelled hindcasts and recorded observations of wave conditions and sea levels.

This paper focusses on the development of a metric to quantify how well the generated flood maps for events compare to observed flooding from remote sensing.

This article explores the importance of environmental management by highlighting opportunities to increase understanding to ensure it from stands out from standardised mitigation measures.

Among many objectives set out in the EA National FCERM Strategy is a commitment for risk management authorities to mainstream the use and take-up of property flood resilience (PFR). In 2021 a new Code of Practice (CoP) was published, providing guidance on six standards: hazard assessment, property survey, options development, construction, commissioning and handover, and operation and maintenance. This paper explores the objective of the Code, its benefits and limitation, highlighting that while the Code remains voluntary, growing awareness and application by risk management authorities such as the Environment Agency (EA) and lead local flood authorities will help drive up standards.