Flood defences must provide better cover for infrastructure

Will Nichols
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Funding decisions for protection schemes must take more account of critical networks, says Institution of Civil Engineers

Programmes for flood defences must give greater consideration to protecting the critical infrastructure that underpins the UK economy, civil engineers will warn today. A report by the Institution of...

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