Good tidings for coastal communities

23 October 2013

̽»¨Ö±²¥sea sustains life but also threatens it. An innovative design concept by Ed Barsley aims to contend with rising seawater by welcoming it into our coastal settlements.

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Mudflat and marsh at Abbots Hall, Essex

After the flood: harnessing the power of mud

31 January 2013

On the 60th Anniversary of the ‘big flood’ that devastated the coastline of eastern England, new research shows that integrating ‘natural’ sea defences such as salt marshes with sea walls is a more sustainable and effective method of flood prevention.

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