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Modern society places extreme demands on all resources. Historically, floodplains have been favoured locations for living. The river provides fertile land for crops, a good location for living and good environments for building, and an obvious route for communications. Many conurbations in the United Kingdom and in Europe have been established on floodplains. London, Birmingham and Bristol are examples in the UK.
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Heijne, I.S. (1992). Fluvial Flooding : Decision Making in Floodplain Management. In: Saul, A.J. (eds) Floods and Flood Management. Fluid Mechanics and its Applications, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1630-5_9
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