18Sep
Why are floodplains important? A guide for developers.
It’s an uneasy balance – finding land for much-needed new housing while allowing nature to do what it has always done, to our advantage. Some say that with careful planning and adequate flood defences developing floodplains is safe and...
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Rare ‘Supermoon’ threatened flooding along UK coastline
Rare ‘Supermoon’ threatened flooding in the capital and along the UK coastline. On Saturday, August 29 2015 the UK experienced a so-called ‘supermoon’ a popular term for when the moon is at its closest in its elliptical orbit around...
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Welsh Government consultation on Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
Awaiting the outcome from the Welsh Governments consultation on its proposed interim non-statutory standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). In early February 2015, the Welsh Government launched a consultation for interim non-statutory standards for sustainable urban drainage (SuDS) –...
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Stephen Sykes appointed as Unda Chairman
Unda has appointed environmental entrepreneur, Stephen Sykes, as its first Chairman. Sykes is a Visiting Fellow at Birkbeck’s School of Entrepreneurship and has just been appointed as the new chair of the UK Environmental Law Association. Sykes has a...
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