Costs and benefits of river management strategies
I can assess the costs and benefits associated with hard and soft engineering strategies used to manage river flooding.
- Year 10
- AQA
Costs and benefits of river management strategies
I can assess the costs and benefits associated with hard and soft engineering strategies used to manage river flooding.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Use of hard engineering strategies to manage rivers.
- Use of soft engineering strategies to manage rivers.
- There are costs and benefits associated with each type of river management strategy.
Keywords
Sustainable - meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Hard engineering - use of artificial structures and technologies to control natural processes, such as flooding or river erosion
Soft engineering - uses natural processes and landscape features to reduce the risk of flooding and erosion
Common misconception
Hard engineering is always better than soft engineering.
While hard engineering can be effective, it is not always the best choice due to cost and environmental impact. Soft engineering can be more sustainable and less intrusive.
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