Hard engineering approaches to river management

Description

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This video and its companion, created in collaboration with the University of Aberystwyth, explore how hard and soft engineering approaches are used to manage river flooding. We look at case study examples of flooding and management on the Rivers Severn (Hafren), Ystwyth and Rheidol.

Attributions and Acknowledgements

Thank you for permission to film this video from:

Natural Resources Wales

Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council

Powys County Council

Ceredigion County Council

Severn Trent Water

"Hurricane Harvey in Friendswood" video by Jim Foreman is licensed under CC BY 3.0

"MANIPUR FLOOD AERIAL VIEW 2018" video by O K Studio Manipur is licensed under CC BY 3.0

"Vernazza Floods" video by thepcon227 is licensed under CC BY 3.0

"Sheboygan River Crane" video by J Cliche is licensed under CC BY 3.0

"Trzebośnica gabion" photograph by Panek is licensed under CC BY 3.0

Thank you to the National Library of Wales for making the following available for use in this video:

"Flooding in the Severn Valley" photograph by Geoff Charles is licensed under Flickr Commons

"Floods at Buttington, Montgomeryshire" photography by Geoff Charles is licensed under Flickr Commons