All the authors work at or in conjunction with the Flood Hazard Research Centre (FHRC) at Middlesex University, London, UK. The FHRC has a distinguished 40-year history of interdisciplinary research in this field. It has been commended for this by two Chief UK Government Scientific Advisors, Sir David King and Sir John Beddington, and by the award of a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize. This book is an output of new research projects and activities carried out under the joint sponsorship of the UK’s Environment Agency and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs following the severe flooding in the UK in 2007.

• 1. Introduction: the Purpose and Contents of this Manual 2. Using Appraisals to Make Better Choices 3. Flood Risk Management Benefits: Theory and Practice 4. Flood Damage to Residential Properties and Related Social Impacts 5. Flood Damage to Non-Residential Properties 6. Other Flood Losses: Utility Services, Schools, Hospitals, Transportation Networks and Emergency Costs 7. Coastal Erosion Risk Management: Potential Losses and Benefits 8. Recreational Gains and Losses 9. Appraisal of Flood Risk Management for Agriculture 10. Environmental Gains and Losses in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management References

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