Costs and benefits of river management strategies
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can assess the costs and benefits associated with hard and soft engineering strategies used to manage river flooding.
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.
Teacher tip
Use case studies to show real-world examples of cost-benefit analysis in action.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which process is responsible for the wearing away of the coast by wave action?
Q2.What is the correct order of a river's course from source to mouth?
Q3.Which of the following landforms is created by glacial erosion?
Q4.How is a meander formed?
Q5.What is longshore drift?
Q6.Which of the following is a glacial depositional feature?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is the main goal of river management strategies?
Q2.Which of the following is an example of soft engineering?
Q3.Why might soft engineering be considered more sustainable?
Q4.Why isn't hard engineering always the best solution?
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