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Case study – flood relief projects

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Jubilee River flood relief channel
Key details

Created to prevent future flooding to towns at risk of damage by taking excess water from the Thames.

Completed in 2002 and cost £110 million.
Social details Protection of more affluent regions at the expense of poorer areas.
Economic issues Most expensive flood relief scheme in the UK.
Environmental issues Algae growth affects aquatic life, and concrete weirs are unattractive to locals and tourists.

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