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Hazards and Opportunities of Rivers - Coggle Diagram
Hazards and Opportunities of Rivers
Hazards
Flooding and erosion
Loss of housing, forcing a move elsewhere
Lower house prices and higher insurance costs
Loss and diversion of transport routes
Loss of social, environmental, and economic amenities
Stress, injuries, and death
Breaching levees or breakthrough of levees and flooding over a far greater area
Opportunities
Direct
Water for domestic use
Water for industrial use
Water for irrigation
Water for transport
Water for generating electricity
Water for leisure and tourism
Indirect
Flat flood plain for building
Fertile soils from flooding for farming
A flat, straight transport route for roads and railways
Getting water from pipelines and electricity from power stations using river water
Elbe River
Opportunities: River transport, water supply, hydro-electric power, fertile soils, and river cruises
Hazards: Notably flooding