Future flooding - Scotland
Foresight
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
Foresight
Abstract
Analyses the extent and nature of future risks of flooding and coastal erosion, specifically for Scotland. Issues covered include flood management, flood prevention, flood-risk assessment, flood warning, coastal flooding, fluvial systems and processes, climate change (inland), human behaviour, catchment runoff and coastal processes.
History
Related to the following: Mid-term review. January 2011. Foresight project: flood and coastal defence (BIS, 2012); Update of the Foresight Future Flooding 2004 qualitative risk analysis - an independent review by Sir Michael Pitt and Learning lessons from the 2007 floods: an independent review by Sir Michael Pitt: final report (also known as the Pitt Review) (both Cabinet Office, 2008). Also to be read with other reports produced for the Foresight programme which include: Future flooding - executive summary (DTI, 2004); Future flooding - scientific summary. Volume 1 - future risks and their drivers (DTI, 2004); Future flooding - scientific summary. Volume 2 - managing future risks (DTI, 2004) and Future flooding - action plan (DTI, 2004). This document has been archived by its original publisher.
Subjects
- Planning and development
- Environmental planning/land
- Flood management
Publisher History
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