In many areas of England and Wales there has been serious flooding in recent years, for example, in summer 2007. Flooding is a major concern to people living in areas at risk from river and coastal flooding.
A major flood occurred on the east coast of England and the Netherlands on 31 January - 1 February 1953. The flooding resulted in the death of 307 people and widespread damage but led to the improvement of flood defences in many areas. In future, the risk of flooding in the UK is likely to increase as a result of climate change and more people living in areas at risk from flooding.
The Wallasea Island Project in Essex is an example of a more sustainable way of managing the flood hazard. This project highlights the move away from more traditional approaches of flood risk management using hard defences, to sustainable approaches such as managed re-alignment of the coast.
This case study investigates the following questions:
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