Lancaster’s Critical Infrastructure Collapse Following Intense Rainfall on 4/5 December 2015.
LOCATION
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
SPEAKER | Emma Ferranti, Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham.
ABSTRACT | The 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 | Emma Ferranti, Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham.
ABSTRACT | The 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.