GEO specific examples/case studies

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Flooding case study summary

York 2015

  • over 500 properties flooded

  • Foss barrier failed

    • pumping station flooded, had to be lifted - water flowed back into Foss

  • £45m for York Flood Alleviation Scheme

  • Ousewem - natural flood management - leaky barriers, afforestation

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how many properties flooded in York 2015

over 500

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Foss barrier failure + effects

  • had to be lifted

  • water flowed back into foss

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cost of York Flood Alleviation Scheme

£45m

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reasons for York Flooding

  • Storm desmond saturated land, 1 month later storm eva

  • confluence of Ouse and Foss in York

  • High drainage density

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River pollution summary

Citarum River - Indonesia

  • textiles industry dumps waste into river - heavy metals

  • locals depend on that water - drinking it can cause rashes and impact brain development

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Over abstraction summary

mexico city

  • subsidence - sinking

  • over-reliance on abstraction - looming crisis

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zero day

cape town 2018