Is there a link between agricultural land-use management and flooding?

• Published in: Hydrology and earth system sciences Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 96 - 107
• Main Authors: O'Connell, E, Ewen, J, O'Donnell, G, Quinn, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 01.01.2007
• Subjects: agricultural land; agricultural runoff; agricultural watersheds; crop production; floods; Freshwater; land management; risk assessment; watershed hydrology; United Kingdom; British Isles

Over the past fifty years, significant changes in UK land use and management practices have occurred, driven by UK and EU agricultural policies. There is substantial evidence that modern land-use management practices have enhanced surface runoff generation at the local scale, frequently creating imp...