Flood Risk Management

This cateogry will recognise flood risk management schemes that have successfully combined the provision of security against flood risk with enhanced environmental sustainability and local economic, social and physical development.

Your project should demonstrate how it has integrated with and improved the natural environment, reduced environmental impact of flooding and created new habitats.

A scheme situated in the built environment should demonstrate how it has integrated with the existing urban fabric, for example through sympathetic use of materials and styles, complementing existing land uses as well as flood resilient design.

The scheme must use the measures outlined above to enhance enjoyment and accessibility of the waterways, for example by enabling leisure and tourism opportunities.

The project may have been accompanied by non-physical measures such as flood forecasting and campaigns to raise awareness of flood risk.

There may be innovative use of demountable defences.

The project will have developed in response to social as well as economic imperatives for flood risk management, and will have used innovative methods to gain added value from its funding package to address a funding gap.

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Past winners

Dearne Valley Green Heart - this project has transformed the Dearne Valley in South Yorkshire from a derelict post-industrial landscape into a rich biodiverse waterscape. Flood risk management is a core benefit of the proejct and two new multifunctional sites now provide flood storage areas and new recreation areas for the local community.