Be READY TO LEARN CONNECT UK Flood Management

Be READY TO LEARN CONNECT UK Flood Management Scheme: Banbury, Oxfordshire. Start thinking like a Geographer Make sure you have your book, write today’s date and title. More than 5 million people in England Wales live or work in properties at risk of flooding by the river or sea. TRUE FALSE LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

ACTIVATE Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Write the Learning Objective. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts. SUCCESS CRITERIA: I can describe the location of Banbury. I can explain the requirement for a flood prevention scheme at Banbury. I can outline the management strategy. I can argue how the scheme impacts people, the economy and the environment. UK FLOOD MANAGEMENT SCHEME: BANBURY, OXFORD

ACTIVATE Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Where is Banbury located? In the Cotswold Hills 50 km north of Oxford 45000 population. Much of town in on floodplain of the River Cherwell (tributary of River Thames). Use the above information to write a description of Banbury’s location. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

ACTIVATE Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Why was the scheme required? Glue this extract into your books and write down 2 key points from it that meant a scheme was required, explain why. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

AFL Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Question Time Where is Banbury located? A) 50 km south of Oxford B) 50 km north of Oxford Why was a scheme required? A) 1998 floods left 125 residential and 35 commercial properties flooding costing £ 12. 5 million in damage. B) 2007 floods left 125 residential and 35 commercial properties flooding costing £ 12. 5 million in damage. C) 1998 floods left 125 residential and 35 commercial properties flooding costing £ 12. 5 million in damage. Further floods in 2007 emphasised the need for a scheme. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

ACTIVATE Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Stick this into your book. ------> You are going to annotate it with the information on the Banbury Flood Alleviation Scheme which was complete in 2012. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

ACTIVATE Banbury Flood Alleviation Scheme Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer The scheme was completed in 2012. A 2. 9 km earth embankment was built parallel to the M 40 to provide a flood storage area. The embankment has a max height of 4. 5 m, it is capable of holding 1200 Olympic size swimming pools (3 million cubic metres of water). The flood storage area collects rainwater that would have swelled the river and caused it to burst its banks. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

ACTIVATE Banbury Flood Alleviation Scheme Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Two flow control structures were built in the embankment. The specially designed aperture (opening) controls the rate of flow downstream towards Banbury. Any excess water backs up behind the structure, filling up the reservoir rather than continuing towards Banbury. The design avoids the need to open and close flood gates. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

ACTIVATE Banbury Flood Alleviation Scheme Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Additional flood defence measures that are part of the scheme include: • Raising the A 361 road in the storage area plus improvements to drainage beneath the road to improve drainage. • New pumping station to transfer excess rainwater into the river below the town. • The creation of a new biodiversity action plan habitat with ponds, trees and hedgerows to absorb and store excess water. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

AFL Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Question Time How many flow controls structures does the River Cherwell have? A) One B) Two How many Olympic size swimming pools can be filled with the water that the new 2. 9 km earth embankment will store? A) 12000 B) 1200 C) 120 Which road has been raised? A) A 361 B) A 631 C) A 163 LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

Demonstrate Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Social, Economic and Environmental Issues. Stick this in to your books, use a green and red pencil crayon (NOT PEN, NOT HIGHLIGHTER, NOT FELT TIP) to annotate the benefits and costs of the management scheme. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

Be READY TO LEARN Demonstrate Temporary road works could cause delays and increase air pollution. Think like a Geographer A very expensive scheme with no guarantee it would work (dependent on amount of rainfall). Restricting the land use of flood plains increase the housing shorting. More recreation space. LO: Protection of properties reduces the cost of potential damage from flooding. Creation of new habitats and Mental health restriction of land use improves. on the floodplain create and reserve To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and greenspace. environmental impacts.

Demonstrate Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Using a UK Flood Management Scheme you have studied, argue to what extent this management scheme has been successful (9+3). SUCCESS CRITERIA: A brief description (introduction paragraph) of the location of the scheme and why the scheme was required. A detailed description of the scheme (introduction paragraph) including the hard engineering (embankments and flow control structures) and soft engineering (creation of new biodiversity habitats). An assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the scheme (its effectiveness at reducing flood risk, effects on character of the area, the cost, the impact on the environment). A conclusion as to how successful the strategy has been. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.

CONSOLIDATE Be READY TO LEARN Think like a Geographer Use this time to make sure that answers to the exam question have a conclusion. LO: To explore a UK flood management scheme and the social, economic and environmental impacts.