Posthumus, Helena, Morris, Joe, Hess, Tim, Neville, Duncan, Phillips, Ed and Baylis, Adam (2009) Impacts of the summer 2007 floods on agriculture in England. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2 (3). pp. 182-189. ISSN 1753-318X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-318X.2009.01031.x)

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Abstract

Exceptional rainfall during the summer of 2007 caused widespread flooding in parts of England. While the focus of attention has been correctly placed on the impact on densely populated urban areas, large tracts of rural land were seriously affected by flooding. Summer flooding is particularly damaging to farming. This paper presents the results from an evaluation of the impacts of the summer 2007 flood events on agriculture. High financial losses were incurred in the horticultural sector. Arable farmers incurred direct losses in the form of crop loss or yield
reduction due to flooding and associated waterlogging of fields. Livestock farmers incurred indirect losses in the form of additional housing and feeding costs for livestock. Although total costs to agriculture were small compared with urban flood costs, they were typically large at the individual farm scale. Such impacts should be properly acknowledged in future strategies for flood risk management.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	flood risk management, rural, agriculture, England, summer 2007 floods, flood damage, agriculture
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Livelihoods & Institutions Department Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute
Related URLs:	Publisher http://www.nri.org/ http://www.nri.org/about/pensketches/pos...
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2011 12:06
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/4002

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