Flood management in focus – with Will McBain, Associate Director for Adaptation and Resilience (Water), Arup

A Water Vlog, with Phil Alsop, Editor of Water Magazine

In this Water Vlog, Will McBain, Associate Director for Adaptation and Resilience (Water), Arup, provides some fantastic insights into the UK’s ongoing flood management strategy – explaining the many complex factors which need to be considered as potential projects are assessed and subsequently implemented by the many stakeholders involved throughout the country.

He also highlights the many innovations that are delivering not just in terms of their primary flood-related focus but also in terms of more general environmental improvements for a range of communities, both large and small.

 

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