Outputs

How has the Hull Flood Project been used by policy makers and practitioners?

Read our summary of the impact that the project has had outside of academia. Click to download.

Rheged Workshop

A workshop has been held at Rheged, Penrith, to explore the role that research can play in Cumbria's recovery from the November 2009 floods. Download a press release about the event.

After the Rain Workshop

This event draws on both the Children's and the Adult's ESRC projects examining the experience of flooding and flood recovery in Hull to create an interactive workshop for secondary school pupils. The event will engage pupils in the research findings focusing particularly on the recovery journey experiences of the children and young people from Hull.

The Final Project Report

After the Rain - the final project report of the Hull Flood Study is now available to download as a whole report or as individual sections:

  1. After the Rain - full report [176 pages, 2.52MB].
  2. Executive Summary [2 pages, 235KB].
  3. Chapter 1 - The Importance of Flood Recovery [4 pages, 230KB].
  4. Chapter 2 - Researching Flood Recovery [23 pages, 773KB].
  5. Chapter 3 - The Impacts of Flood Recovery Journeys [34 pages, 789KB].
  6. Chapter 4 - The Work of Flood Recovery [27 pages, 363KB].
  7. Chapter 5 - Re-Building Social Life [25 pages, 276KB].
  8. Chapter 6 - The Recovery Gap: Learning the Lessons [17 pages, 412KB].
  9. References and Appendices [39 pages, 782KB].

Submissions to DEFRA Consultations

  • Lancaster University's submission to DEFRA's consultation on the Draft Flood and Water Management Bill available to download
  • Lancaster University's submission to DEFRA's consultation on the National Flood Emergency Framework available to download
  • Lancaster University's submission for DEFRA consultation on Flood Protection and Resilience available to download

Newsletters

Peer Reviewed Papers

  • Walker, M., Whittle, R., Medd, W., Burningham, K., Moran-Ellis, J. and Tapsell, S. (forthcoming 2012) 'It came up to here': learning from children's flood narratives, Children's Geographies Special Issue, Children as Knowledge Producers
  • Whittle, Rebecca and Walker, Marion and Medd, William and Mort, Margaret (2011) Flood of emotions : emotional work and long-term disaster recovery. Emotion, Space and Society. (early on-line available)
  • Whittle, Rebecca and Walker, Marion and Medd, William (2011) Suitcases, storyboards and Newsround : exploring impact and dissemination in Hull. Area, 43 (4). pp. 477-487. ISSN 0004-0894
  • Walker, Gordon and Whittle, Rebecca and Medd, William and Walker, Marion (2011) Assembling the flood : producing spaces of bad water in the city of Hull. Environment and Planning A, 43 (10). pp. 2304-2320. ISSN 0308-518X
  • Environment Agency conference paper.