Resources

In this section you will find information and some free downloadable documents (pdf files) under the following headings:

• Publications

Progressively we will add pdfs of papers where we have copyright.

A publications list for the hard copy documents is also available in pdf format along with an order form.

• Projects

Summaries of the Centre's current and recently completed projects are included.

• Photo Gallery

Finally, we've included a collection of photographs on aspects of water.

Do not forget to check our new Books (MULTI-COLOURED MANUAL and MULTI-COLOURED HANDBOOK) on our News & Events page.

In the last three decades, FHRC has produced three Manuals bringing together information on the impacts of flooding and coastal erosion. In 1977, the "Blue Manual" was the first document to provide guidance on appraising flood hazards in the UK, involving both damage to urban properties and the benefits of protecting agricultural land. This was followed by the "Red Manual" in 1987, which investigated in greater detail the indirect or secondary effects of floods, as well as updating material on industrial, commercial and retail flood damages. In 1992 we produced the "Yellow Manual" which focused on coastal erosion and flooding problems, and systematised the assessment of the "intangible" impacts of coastal erosion on beach recreation and other use values of the coast previously left as unquantifiable.

Blue Manual	Red Manual	Yellow Manual	Multi-Coloured Manual

During 2001 and 2002 we were tasked by DEFRA (the department of the environment, food and rural affairs, formerly MAFF) to update all this work and produce what we are currently calling the "Multi-Coloured Manual". This involved a major review of the use of the previous manuals, through surveys investigating strengths and weaknesses perceived by users in the consulting, engineering and flood defence community, and also a major update of damage data in the retail, commercial, industrial and residential sectors. A novel feature of this work was the target of producing the data on a CD-Rom, interigable by some search routine, so that users could find data they need more readily than has been previously the case.