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GCSE Geography · key term
Allowing selected areas to flood so that they store water away from more vulnerable places.
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Specification 1.3.3 · Component 1
Revise: Flooding Management ApproachesManaged flooding allows selected areas, such as open floodplain land, to flood. These areas temporarily store water away from homes. Its success depends on having enough suitable space, and people whose land floods may object to accepting losses for the benefit of others.
Specification 2.2.3 · Component 1, Component 2
Deliberately allowing selected areas to flood so that they store water and help protect more vulnerable places.
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Managed flooding deliberately allows selected areas to flood so that more vulnerable places can be protected. Washlands are areas of flood plain used for this purpose.
