Enabling community maintenance for local flood risk management. Briefing note for policy and strategy staff: enabling and supporting communities in voluntary maintenance of flood assets

Publication C821c

CIRIA, 2025
Enabling community maintenance for local flood risk management. Briefing note for policy and strategy staff: enabling and supporting communities in voluntary maintenance of flood assets Download document

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Current

Supplement

Civil & Structural Supplement

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Abstract

One of 3 documents exploring options for community management of local flood risk assets. Integrates the various community maintenance activities within flood risk management policy and strategy. Describes the community maintenance activities and relates the need for taking community action to the climate change agenda and improvements in flood resilience. Highlights various mechanisms for community action, the principles for support, opportunities, liabilities and insurances.

Author

Twigger-Ross, C., Simm, J., and McCarthy, S.

History

Based on Research Project P3235.

ISBN

9780860179719

Subjects

  • Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
  • Flood defences
  • Public health/water engineering

Publisher History

CIRIA was formerly known as the Construction Industry Research and Information Association. They are a member-based research and information organisation who publish reports and technical papers covering building and civil engineering as well as transport and utilities infrastructure.

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