22/11/2022
Congratulations to Professor Samer Bagaeen, who has been working on a major report on surface water flooding, 'Surface Tensions - Working together against flash flooding' which is launching today.
The report looks to examine how the increasing issue of surface water flooding is being managed in England and where extreme pressure is being placed on existing houses and increasing their surface water flooding risk.
Professor Bagaeen, said: “To tackle surface flooding, the next revision of the National Planning Policy Framework must require local plans to demonstrate how lead local flood authorities have assessed aggregate risk across the whole area, as well as how flood impacts will be avoided, controlled, mitigated, and managed.
“And at the level of place, for infrastructure and procurements concerning flooding, Lead Local Flood Authorities should move away from human-engineered barriers and toward natural drainage systems that work to slow the flow of surface water and relieve pressure on sewers.”
Read the full article here: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/ksa/?p=4383&preview=true
