Flood warning, warning response and planning control issues associated with caravan parks: The April 1998 floods on the lower Avon floodplain, Midlands region, UK

McEwen, L.; Hall, T.; Hunt, J.; Dempsey, M.; Harrison, M.

Abstract

This paper evaluates the inherent exposure of caravan parks on floodplains to flood risk and the vulnerability of residents in the aftermath of the April 1998 floods in the Midlands, UK. It considers flood warning dissemination and response, flood impacts and related planning and control issues associated with caravan parks and their communities. The paper recommends that owners/managers at existing parks at flood risk should be legally required to check on the flood risk, to draw up effective flood action plans, to communicate this information to prospective park users and to consider flood risk in park design. The Australian concept of a 'total flood warning system' embracing formal and informal elements is the key in planning for flood warning dissemination and response to caravan park communities. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Citation

McEwen, L., Hall, T., Hunt, J., Dempsey, M., & Harrison, M. (2002). Flood warning, warning response and planning control issues associated with caravan parks: The April 1998 floods on the lower Avon floodplain, Midlands region, UK. Applied Geography, 22(3), 271-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0143-6228%2802%2900008-5

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2002
• Journal: Applied Geography
• Print ISSN: 0143-6228
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 271-305
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0143-6228%2802%2900008-5
• Keywords: caravan parks, disaster response, exposure, flood warnings, planning and design, vulnerability, warning dissemination
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1077611
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0143-6228(02)00008-5