Lancaster’s Critical Infrastructure Collapse Following Intense Rainfall on 4/5 December 2015
LOCATION
John Dalton Building
Chester Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M1 5GD
United Kingdom
SPEAKER | Dr. Emma Ferranti (University of Birmingham).
ABSTRACT | This talk will describe the impact of heavy rainfall that caused the flooding of Lancaster that brought transport to a halt, cut off mains power for 2 days, and left communication services paralysed. Implications for resilience in populous urban areas when faced with more extreme weather events will be discussed.
SPEAKER | Dr. Emma Ferranti (University of Birmingham).
ABSTRACT | This talk will describe the impact of heavy rainfall that caused the flooding of Lancaster that brought transport to a halt, cut off mains power for 2 days, and left communication services paralysed. Implications for resilience in populous urban areas when faced with more extreme weather events will be discussed.