Back in 1970 singer Joni Mitchell lamented the modern urge to “pave Paradise and put up a parking lot”. Three decades later CIRIA takes up the cry with a new book on dealing with the risk of flooding – a risk enhanced by our tendency to cover the earth with vast impermeable surfaces.

Development and Flood Risk is a guide on how to approach property development mindful of the growing threat of flooding. It includes a discussion of the issues, as well as a toolkit for producing your own flood risk assessment.

CM has a copy to give away to the first reader who sends an email to construction_manager@cmpinformation.com with an answer to the following question:

When in the last century was the town of Harwich submerged in over 3m of water?

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Construction Manager