The following is taken from Defra's 'Flood & Coastal
Defence Project Appraisal Guidance' - FCDPAG1 Overview (including general
guidance). The full text of this and the other volumes in the series can
be downloaded from the
'Publications' section of Defra's website.
"Introduction
During the year 2000, flood defence and coast protection authorities in
England and Wales spent approximately £400m on works along our rivers, estuaries
and coastline. The bulk of this expenditure is ultimately met by taxpayers, many
of whom may derive little personal benefit from the money spent on their behalf.
Godd project appraisal is an essential aprt of ensuring that taxpayers receive
value for money.
Comprehensive project appraisal ensures:
- best use of public money
- transparent, balanced and better decision making
This is acheived by taking an integrated appraisal of economic, environmental
and technical issues with propoer onsideration of risk within a aconsultative
framework taking account of local issues and needs.
Contents and purpose of the FCDPAFG volumes
The Flood and Coastal Defence Project Appraisal Guidance (FCDPAG) series aims to
provide best practice advice to practioners involved in the preparation of
strategies and schemes. Use of the guidance is intended to encourage a consistently
high quality of deceision making supported by a rigorous appraisal of options
so that the most appropriate scheme or strategy is proposed.
- FCDPAG1 - Overview (including general guidance)
- FCDPAG2 - Stategic planning and appraisal
- FCDPAG3 - Economic appraisal
- FCDPAG4 - Approaches to risk
- FCDPAG5 - Environmental appraisal
- FCDPAG6 - Post project evaluation
It is recommended to users that they read FCDPAG1 in full, before making use
of other volumes in the series.
For more information about the content of these pages, please contact
coastal.defence@arun.gov.uk.
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