The climate in Devon
According to a news article in the express and echo yesterday, Devon could be adversely affected by climate change. This most of us will already be aware of, but some of the highlights from the article are worth recounting here:
"Anywhere low-lying by the river; or built on a floodplain, is potentially at an increased risk of flooding, it makes more sense to consider flood plains and to be mindful of them when building"
and
"Along the coastline at Exmouth, sea defences have already been submerged, putting the land more at risk of flooding, and any replacements could easily be overwhelmed by rising sea levels in the future."
in noting this, the item mentions the effect known as "coastal squeeze" where hard defences and high tides meet, effectively narrowing habitat for coastal wildlife.
All this in an article about climate change to 2050...not 75 years away,43.
So, if you were an environmentally conscious builder/developer...would you build on a floodplain?
(...and 6 feet of infill that might in itself flood doesn't cut it)
HT:express&Echo/Met Office
Labels: climate, floodplain, greed
posted by archmaster @ 1:01 pm
4 Comments:
Environmentally conscious developer or builder. Show me one!
We have local authorities to ensure that builders and developers are conscious of the environment, don't we?
So why do I keep muttering to myself, "One lorry every three minutes for four years, one lorry every three minutes for four years ...."
Hmm, take your middle paragraph Sandra, this bit from the article:
"Cranbrook...has been heavily critiscised by local residents and councillors for its proximity to a floodplain"
Oh dear oh dear.
Everyone must lobby EVERY councillor in East Devon to oppose the Liatris planning application.
If you want to write all the EDDC councillors you can use the email address:
eddc@ed-he.org.uk
which has been specially created so that one message reaches them (there are two or three whose email seems not to be delivered no matter which email address you use, but the vast majority of them receive your email)
Isuppose from a purely selfish point of view many of us will probably be long in our watery graves when the inundation takes place. But those with a social conscience, even at EDDC, might consider the consequences of our actions on future generations. Although I don't think there will be many plaudits for the Seaton regeneration fiasco unless there are some very deep changes to the basic concepts of the plan.
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