Muddy floods on the South Downs, southern England: Problem and responses

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-83

  Boardman, John ^a   Evans, Robert ^b   Ford, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood risk; Hazards; Muddy floods; Soil conservation; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AUTUMN; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOODING; INCIDENCE; LAND USE; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FLOW; WINTER;

EID: 0037317220     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9011(02)00125-9     Document Type: Article

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