Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
Provides guidance for Scottish local authorities on the economic, social and environmental aspects of project appraisal for flood protection schemes promoted under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009. Identifies methods for valuing positive and negative impacts in monetary terms and recommends a decision process, based on the principles of sustainable flood risk management in 'Flood risk management (Scotland) act - delivering sustainable flood risk management' and 'Flood risk management (Scotland) act 2009: Sustainable flood risk management - principles of appraisal: a policy statement'.
History
Related to the following: Flood risk management (Scotland) act 2009 - delivering sustainable flood risk management; and Flood risk management (Scotland) act 2009: Sustainable flood risk management - principles of appraisal: a policy statement (both Scottish Government, 2011).
ISBN
9781780456164
Subjects
- Environmental planning/land
- Flood management
- Flood defences
- Public health/water engineering
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
- Planning and development
Publisher History
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. Previously known as the Scottish Executive.