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Flooding Location/reasons

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Summer 2007 Tewkesbury-Confluence of River Avon and Severn, 25 km south of worcester, Gloucestershire
Vulnerable due to confluence, lots of rainfall previous months, soil saturated incre overland flow

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Flooding Human causes Social/Economic impacts

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Human:Building on floodplain, no defences
Economic:Cost 140m, UK economy 3.2bn, 9000 businesses, crops destroyed where sewerage

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Urban Regeneration Location/reason

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Stratford:East London,Borough of Newham,London, borders west of Hackney Wick.
Reason:5000 homes,30000 jobs,new facilities schools youth library ect,near to the train station in need of regen anyway.

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Urban Regeneration

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Economical:Run down railroads/factories into shopping/business location
Environmental:Olympic village houses, attract homes/businesses/visitors,variety of open space