The costs of the summer 2007 floods in England.
Project report
Chatterton, J., Viavattene, C., Morris, J., Penning-Rowsell, E., Tapsell, S., Flood Hazard Research Centre and Cranfield University, Department of Natural Resources 2010. The costs of the summer 2007 floods in England. Bristol, UK Environment Agency.
Type | Project report |
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Title | The costs of the summer 2007 floods in England. |
Authors | Chatterton, J., Viavattene, C., Morris, J., Penning-Rowsell, E., Tapsell, S., Flood Hazard Research Centre and Cranfield University, Department of Natural Resources |
Abstract | Exceptional rainfall in the summer of 2007 caused extensive flooding in parts of England, especially in South and East Yorkshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. As a consequence there was unprecedented flooding of properties and infrastructure in some areas. The resultant disruption, economic loss and social distress turned the summer 2007 floods into a national catastrophe. Broad-scale estimates made shortly after the floods put the total losses at about £4 billion, of which insurable losses were reported to be about £3 billion. On behalf of the Environment Agency, this study set out to produce a plausible, transparent and comprehensive monetary estimate of the total economic cost of the summer 2007 flood events. |
Research Group | Flood Hazard Research Centre |
Publisher | Environment Agency |
Place of publication | Bristol, UK |
Publication dates | |
Jan 2010 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 18 Feb 2010 |
Output status | Published |
Web address (URL) | http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/SCHO1109BRJA-e-e.pdf |
Language | English |
Institution name | Middlesex University |
Department name | Flood Hazard Research Centre |
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