Are floods an act of God? Introduction

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Boscastle flood scene This unit of work has been designed as an opportunity to develop students skills in both Geography and Citizenship by looking at flooding.

Boscastle flood scene

It focuses on the complexity of evaluating choice in relation to the interaction between people and the environment. Flooding is on the political agenda and it impacts on all of us either directly or indirectly. Moreover it often results from human mis-management of the environment.

Arguably those involved in the decision-making process whether in central government, local government, environment agency, local planners and developers or pressure groups have made and continue to make flawed value judgements.

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