European Floods A Result Of Poor Planning?

The New Scientists presents fresh evidence that Europe's devastating flooding is the result of poor land use planning.

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August 23, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

"But it is the widespread building that has taken place on river flood plains across central Europe in recent years that is to blame for why the intense rainfall had such a catastrophic effect... [N]ewspapers in Austria and the Czech Republic last week began to blame the floods on the 'greedy mayors' of towns and villages in mountain valleys, who have chopped down forests and built holiday homes on the banks of rivers."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: European floods linked to poor land management

Thursday, August 22, 2002 in New Scientist

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