1. 1) Explain how each method works … 2) give good points & bad points of each strategy 3) Give viewpoints of different groups of people 4) Consider whether the strategy is sustainable

8. Hard options tend to be more expensive and have a greater impact on the river and the surrounding landscape. They involve engineering (building) a solution to the flood problem. Building dams e.g. Talybont Reservoir

9. Building flood walls / bunds – permanent defences

10. Altering the channel – widening, deepening, straightening - lining in concrete. River Valency Boscastle 2007.

11. A channel can be built to divert some of the flood water away from the main channel (like a road by- pass)

12. Individual householders can flood proof their home for about £20,000. Businesses use Floodguard too

14. Soft options are more ecologically sensitive. e.g. encourage landowners in Upper Catchment to plant more trees

15. Restore blanket bogs on moorlands – remove any farmers drains

16. Allow floodplains to stay natural – prevent building on floodplains.