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Named flood management strategy: DamsDams are the classic hard engineering solution to flooding problems. A dam is a giant wall built across a river’s channel to impede its flow. Water builds up behind the d...

Firstly a waterfall is defined as a cascade of water falling from a height over a steep incline or precipice. It is typically found in the upper course of a river and in formed via vertical erosion. They are...

This is a highly personal connection someone has with a place usually through experiencing them first-hand. It forms their perceptions of the place and is unique to them.

A spit is formed due to the process of the long shore drift, the waves approach the beach in the direction of the prevailing winds, this causes the sediment to be pushed up the beach at an angle. The backwas...

One example of a sea defence structure is a sea wall. Sea walls are used to dissipate and reflect wave energy back into the sea, reducing erosion. The wave energy reaches the sea wall, and due to the solid r...