In praise of messy rivers.
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Fairbourne on the west coast of Wales is at risk from both rising sea levels and river flooding.
Building on floodplains was never a good idea and climate change makes matters worse. But in Queensland, Voluntary Home Buybacks are working for Ipswich, a year on from the devastating floods.
Governments have known about the flood risks in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley for more than two centuries. All have failed to protect the community.
People feel more secure knowing there’s a levee nearby - but this can backfire, leading to more development on floodplains. Australia needs to tackle the incentives behind these risky developments.
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Coastal Dynamics, Bangor University
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Associate Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Research Fellow in Physical Oceanography, Bangor University
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ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Physical Geography, University of Southampton
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Professor of Dryland Hydrology, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol
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University of Bristol
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Professor of Hydrology and Geomorphology, Cardiff University
