Flood protection appraisals: guidance for SEPA and responsible authorities

Appraisal guidance for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and responsible authorities.


13. References

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Centre for Expertise on Waters (2012) Coastal flooding in Scotland. A guidance document for coastal practitioners. James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen. http://www.crew.ac.uk/files/publications/coastal_flooding_in_scotland.pdf

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (2003) Flood and coastal defence project appraisal guidance, FCDPAG3 Economic appraisal. Supplementary note to operating authorities. Revisions to economic appraisal procedures arising from the new HM Treasury 'Green Book'. Defra, London.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181443/fcd3update0303.pdf

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (2004) Flood and coastal defence project appraisal guidance, FCDPAG3 Economic appraisal. Supplementary note to operating authorities. Revisions to economic appraisal on: reflecting socio-economic equity in appraisal and appraisal of human related intangible impacts of flooding. Defra, London. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181442/fcd3update0704.pdf

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (2008a) Flood and coastal defence appraisal guidance: economic appraisal. Supplementary note to operating authorities: valuation of agricultural land and output for appraisal purposes. Defra, London. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181440/treat-land.pdf

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (2008b) Flood and coastal defence appraisal guidance: social appraisal. Supplementary note to operating authorities: assessing and valuing the risk to life from flooding for use in appraisal of risk management measures. Defra, London. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181441/risktopeople.pdf

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Doll, C. and N. Sieber (2011) Vulnerability assessment for road transport. Contribution to deliverable 2: transport sector vulnerabilities within the research project WEATHER (Weather extremes: impacts on transport systems and hazards for European regions) funded under the 7th framework program of the European Commission. Project co-ordinator: Fraunhofer-ISI. Karlsruhe. (Transport Sector Vulnerability: Annex 3 Vulnerability Assessment for Road Transport) http://www.weather-project.eu/weather/downloads/Deliverables/WEATHER_D2_Appendix--B_Annexes-by-Mode_20110610.pdf

Environment Agency (2010a) Flood and coastal erosion risk management appraisal guidance: guidance on applying the scoring and weighting methodology. Environment Agency, Bristol. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-and-coastal-defence-appraisal-of-projects

Environment Agency (2010b) Flood and coastal erosion risk management appraisal guidance: appraisal summary table supporting note. Environment Agency, Bristol. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-and-coastal-defence-appraisal-of-projects

Forest Research (2010) Benefits of green infrastructure. Forest Research, Farnham. http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/urgp_benefits_of_green_infrastructure.pdf/$file/urgp_benefits_of_green_infrastructure.pdf

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https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/pluvial-rain-related-flooding-urban-areas-invisible-hazard

James Hutton Institute (1982) Land capability for agriculture. James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen.

JBA (2013) Costs of flood risk management actions. JBA, Skipton. Report commissioned by SEPA (contact: flooding@sepa.org.uk).

JBA (2014) Assessing the flood risk management benefits of property level protection: technical and economic appraisal report. JBA, Skipton. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Environment/Water/Flooding/resources/research/PLP-Technical

Kazmierczak A, Cavan G, Connelly A and Lindley S (2015) Mapping Flood Disadvantage in Scotland 2015. Scottish Government, Edinburgh.

Landscape Institute (2013) Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, 3 rd Edition. Landscape Institute and Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment. http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/knowledge/GLVIA.php

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Penning-Rowsell E, Priest S, Parker D, Morris J, Tunstall S, Viavattene C, Chatterton J and Owen D (2013) Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management: A Manual for Economic Appraisal. Routledge, Abingdon. [Referred to as the Multi Coloured Manual ( MCM) throughout this guidance]

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SEPA (2015b) Natural Flood Management Handbook. SEPA, Stirling. http://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/water/flooding/developing-our-knowledge/

SEPA (In prep.) Flood Risk Management Appraisal Methodology. Version 2. Due for online publication in 2016 at: http://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/water/flooding/FRM-strategies/frminfo/

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Werritty A, Houston D, Ball T, Tavendale A and Black A (2007) Exploring the social impacts of flooding and flood risk in Scotland. Scottish Executive, Edinburgh. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2007/04/02121350/0

Contact

Email: Neil Ritchie, neil.ritchie@scot.gov

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
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