1
Q
Types of soft engineering?
A
Flood warnings, floodplain zoning, planting trees, river restoration
2
Q
Floodplain zoning advantages and disadvantages?
A
Low cost, traditional ecosystems (water meadows) protected, creates green space
- limited in pact (most are aready developed), hours eprice inflation
3
Q
Flood windings adv. disadv.
A
Cheap, advanced warning, cheap
- only effective if accessible, floods still happen
4
Q
Planting trees adv and disadv.
A
Reduces surface run off, increased carbon storage, new habitats, cheap
- loss of agricultural land, increase soil acidity
5
Q
River restoration adv and disadv.
A
New wetland habitats, reduced flood risk downstream, increases water storage
- loss of farmland, expensive
