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Rivers by Design - updated

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RESTORE's Rivers by Design guide to river restoration for land-use professionals has had a few minor changes, including an update to the table showing the benefits of river restoration in the planning and development process.

The guide shows the crucial role planners, architects and developers the crucial role they can play in river restoratation. The document explains the contexty and need for river restoration and provides guidance on planing projects to make sure sustainable development is achieved.

Valuing Nature - Should nature have a price tag?

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 What is your river worth?

How much is nature worth?  Some believe the only way to preserve nature is to show that it can pay its way in a world driven by money, others disagree saying nature is too precious to be left to the whim of markets. Monty Don discusses if we should put a price tag on nature and if so how do we value it?  (Source:BBC Radio 4)

Listen to the programme on Radio 4's Shared Planet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0367rwq

 

 

Britain in Flood

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Why are planners allowing homes to be erected in the floodplain? Is the UK government doing enough to protect people from flooding? An investigative BBC Radio 4 programme looks at key flood events from 2012 and interviews three  flood management experts from the Environment Agency.

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Image from BBC website

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