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Aim of this resource

The aim of the ‘Geographers and the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan’ resource is to show students the role that geographers play in contributing to the development of flood risk strategy in response to climate change. More specifically, the resource focuses on the development of the TE2100 Plan in response to heightened tidal flood risk along the Thames Estuary.

The resource showcases the numerous organisations that have contributed to the development of the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan, therefore exposing students to employers who hire geographers. It also introduces students to the types of real jobs available to geographers who work in these organisations, and the role that each of these jobs plays in contributing to flood risk strategy.

The activity has a decision making, fieldwork focus; requiring students to place themselves in the position of geographical professionals involved in flood risk strategy. 

More information about the TE2100 Plan, and partner organisations involved can be found here: and .

Links to specification

GCSE links:

Edexcel A: 1B River landscapes and processes, 1.9:  ‘Human activities can lead to changes in river landscapes which affect people and the environment’, 1.9a and 1.9b 

Edexcel B: Topic 4 sub topic: river processes and pressure; enquiry question, ‘What are the challenges for river landscapes, people and property and how can they be managed?’, Key Idea 4.8 (b)

AQA: Living with the physical environment, Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK, 3.1.3.3 River landscapes in the UK ‘Different management strategies can be used to protect river landscapes from the effects of flooding.’

OCR A: Living in the UK today, 1.3 UK Environmental challenges 1.3.2 ‘the management of a flood event at a variety of scales’

OCR B: Our Natural World, 3.2b ‘What are the characteristics of your chosen landscapes?’, more specifically ‘how human activity, including management, works in combination with geomorphic processes to impact the landscape’

WJEC: Key idea 3.2 Vulnerability and hazard reduction, specifically 3.2.2 ‘How might the risks associated with tectonic hazards be reduced?’

A Level links:

AQA: 3.1.1 Water and carbon cycles, specifically 3.1.1.6 Case studies, ‘Case study of a river catchment at a local scale’, 3.1.5.5 Storm hazards,’ risk management designed to reduce the impacts of the hazard through preparedness, mitigation, prevention and adaptation’, 3.3 Geographical fieldwork investigation

Edexcel: Area 3, Topic 5 ‘The water cycle and water insecurity’, Enquiry question 2, 5.5a ‘Human actions that can exacerbate flood risk (changing land use within the river catchment, mismanagement of rivers using hard engineering systems’
Topic 6 ‘The carbon cycle and energy security’, Enquiry question 3, 6.9b ‘Adaptation strategies for a changed climate (water conservation and management, resilient agricultural systems, land-use planning, flood-risk management) have different costs and risks.’ Fieldwork

OCR: Topic 3 Climate change, 4 ‘In what ways can humans respond to climate change?’,4.c ‘Mitigation and adaptation are complementary strategies for reducing and managing the risks of climate change.’ 2e Geographical fieldwork and skills  

WJEC: Unit 3 Global Systems, Water and carbon cycles ‘field survey to investigation .. areas of flood risk/vulnerability’ , Unit 4, Section B 4.5 Weather and climate, 4.5.7 People, climate and the future Strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change at a variety of scales’, Unit 5 Independent investigation