How to model and map catchment processes when flood risk management planning

A review of existing modelling software, mapping techniques and data used for flood risk management planning.

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FCERM webinar recording

How to model and map catchment processes when flood risk management planning - summary (152 KB) PDF

How to model and map catchment processes when flood risk management planning - report (2 MB) PDF

How to model and map catchment processes when flood risk management planning - case studies (16 MB) ZIP

How to model and map catchment processes when flood risk management planning - model and data library (585 KB) EXCEL

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Details

This project reviews existing modelling software, mapping techniques and data to establish how they could be used to assess a wide range of catchment processes to help develop flood and coastal erosion risk management projects that ‘work with natural processes’ to reduce flood risk.

Working with natural processes is defined as taking action to manage fluvial and coastal flood and coastal erosion risk by protecting, restoring and emulating the natural regulating function of catchments, rivers, floodplains and coasts.

The outputs will help flood risk specialists to understand how their catchment works and identify potential data, tools and models they could use when undertaking a working with natural processes scheme in their catchment.

This project was completed March 2016.

Published 23 February 2021