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Mar Pollut Bull ; 53(1-4): 165-74, 2006.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16442132

ABSTRACT

The Humber Estuary Shoreline Management Plan provides a long-term strategy for investment in sustainable defences to reduce the risk to people and property from flooding in part of Eastern England. In addition to the estuary's economic importance with its ports, industry and the third of a million people living on its floodplain, the Humber is of outstanding value for wildlife and its historic environment. The plan has to meet the needs of these activities and take account of rising sea level. It is based on extensive technical studies and modelling. The realignment of some embankments is being examined so that the creation of intertidal habitat will offset losses from coastal squeeze, increase the stability for some lengths of embankment and reduce extreme high flood levels in the tidal rivers. The 80 ha Paull Holme Strays managed realignment wetland was completed in the summer of 2003 and work is in progress on another at Alkborough. Other such realignment will be developed as part of the implementation of the long term strategy.


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Conservation of Natural Resources , Disaster Planning/methods , Disasters , Ecosystem , Animals , Disaster Planning/organization & administration , Environment , Humans , Risk Assessment , United Kingdom
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Sci Total Environ ; 314-316: 13-30, 2003 Oct 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14499524

ABSTRACT

The Humber Estuary Shoreline Management Plan provides the framework for investment in defences to reduce the risk of flooding to people, property and the environment. A key issue is the rise in sea level, which is reducing the standard of protection provided and is increasing erosion. The plan is developed from detailed geomorphological and ecological studies, and extensive consultation with interested organisations and the community. It takes into account the urban and industrial development on the floodplain, high-grade agricultural land, the historic environment and the Humber's status as an outstanding site for wildlife, which is protected under the Habitats Directive. A key aim is wherever possible to work with natural processes. Another is to ensure that there is no net loss of protected inter-tidal habitat. The options investigated include changes to the existing alignment of the embankments. The overall strategy provides for a continuing line of defence around the estuary and tidal rivers but with the use of managed retreat in some places. The creation of new inter-tidal habitat by this means is to gain more stable and cost-effective defences, and to offset the loss of protected sites, including by coastal squeeze. Further studies are in progress to appraise potential managed retreat sites.


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Conservation of Natural Resources , Disaster Planning , Disasters , Environment , Animals , Animals, Wild , Ecosystem , Environmental Pollution/prevention & control , Humans , Soil , United Kingdom , Water Supply
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