Floods: Living with Water · Physical Systems

Flood Defense and Management

Comparing hard engineering solutions like dams and levees with soft engineering approaches like floodplain zoning.

Key Questions

  1. 1Can we ever truly 'flood-proof' a city?
  2. 2What are the ecological costs of building massive concrete drains?
  3. 3How do 'Active, Beautiful, Clean' waters programs change our relationship with drains?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Floods - S2
Level: Secondary 2
Subject: Geography
Unit: Floods: Living with Water
Period: Physical Systems

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