The Use of Wetlands for Flood Attenuation FINAL REPORT - An Taisce
The Use of Wetlands for Flood Attenuation FINAL REPORT - An Taisce
The Use of Wetlands for Flood Attenuation FINAL REPORT - An Taisce
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Use</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Wetlands</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Flood</strong> <strong>Attenuation</strong> Aquatic Services Unit, UCC<br />
Report by: Lauren Williams<br />
Aquatic Services Unit (ASU)<br />
University College Cork (UCC)<br />
ERI Building<br />
Lee Road<br />
Cork<br />
Ireland<br />
Dr. Simon Harrison<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences (BEES), UCC.<br />
Dr. <strong>An</strong>ne Marie O’Hagan<br />
Law, Policy and Environment,<br />
Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC), UCC.<br />
For: <strong>An</strong> <strong>Taisce</strong><br />
National Trust <strong>for</strong> Ireland<br />
Tailors Hall<br />
Back Lane<br />
Dublin 8<br />
Reference as: Williams, L., Harrison, S. and O’Hagan A M. (2012) <strong>The</strong> use <strong>of</strong> wetlands <strong>for</strong> flood<br />
attenuation. Report <strong>for</strong> <strong>An</strong> <strong>Taisce</strong> by Aquatic Services Unit, University College Cork.<br />
Front cover photograph: Groundwater fed depression wetland (fen), Watergrasshill, Co. Cork.<br />
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