Tag: Flooding
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Facing extreme rainfall and flooding, NYC is turning Brooklyn’s Prospect Park into a natural buffer
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: New York City is investing $68 million to build Brooklyn’s first Bluebelt system, which uses nature-based solutions to reduce flash-flooding, in Prospect Park, New York Mayor Eric Adams announced last week. The plan calls for upgrading…
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Research reveals stark risks of flooding in subterranean spaces
I wanted to find out about UK policy, British Standards and codes of practice relating to the conversion of basements into habitable flats. I interviewed key people from the Environment Agency, Property Care Association (PCA), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Construction Industry Research and Information Association (Ciria), fellows of the Chartered Institution…