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On Flooding and Community with Dr Bel Deering

Difficult topic, brilliant conversation.

Bel Deering at Firepool Weir. Bel is holding a sound recorder and smiling at the camera
Bel Deering at Firepool Weir

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This episode deals with the difficult topic of flooding, and how one can build resilience in people, buildings and communities.

Dr Bel Deering's PhD was on the recreational uses of graveyards, a hint that the conversation contains many flashes of quirky humour alongside the serious stuff.

Somerset Rivers Authority is a partnership organisation set up in response to the devastating floods of 2013-14 in the Somerset Levels and Moors.

Any errors are the speakers' own.

Firepool Weir in Taunton - water rushing over a series of steps
Firepool Weir in Taunton
Bel Deering in a bright yellow top standing by a graffiti covered underpass in Taunton
Bel Deering standing by a graffiti covered underpass in Taunton