Flood and coastal defence On 18 February 1997, Edmund Penning- Rowsell proposed the motion, This House Believes that in the searchfor sustainability, Major flood and coastal defence works are inde- Fensible, highlighting shortcomings in design, Economics, socialimpacts, the institutional Framework and long-term effects. Manycoastal defence works had been ren- Dered ineffective by inadequatedesign, with Some failing to account for down-drift impacts Andothers not designed to withstand the Forces expected during theirdesign lifetime.
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