Planning river management
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain why people have different views about flood protection and evaluate which locations are most likely to receive protection.
Key learning points
- People have a variety of opinions on river management.
- Building flood protection can increase flood risk downstream.
- Areas of high economic value are more likely to receive funding for flood protection.
- Slow the flow techniques are increasingly used to prevent flooding.
Keywords
Stakeholder - any individual, group, or organisation that has an interest or concern in a particular geographical area, issue, or project
Slow the flow - methods used to manage flood risk by reducing the speed and volume of water entering rivers in the upper catchment
Cost benefit analysis - a decision-making tool that compares the cost of flood defenses with the economic value of what’s being protected
Common misconception
Only governments help make decisions on where flood protection is used.
Many stakeholders are invloved in making decisions on flood defences.
Teacher tip
When students are making a decision on what flood defence should be used, ask them to consider the view points of different stakeholders.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is erosion in a river?
Q2.What does a river do with eroded material?
Q3.What is deposition in a river?
Q4.What landform is often created by river deposition?
Q5.What feature forms where a river bends?
Q6.How do waterfalls form?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is a stakeholder?
Q2.What does ‘slow the flow’ aim to do?
Q3.What does a cost benefit analysis compare?
Q4.Which of the following best describes who is involved in deciding where flood protection is used?
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