Geography GCSE

Mitigation and justification

What Mitigation and justification means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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The financial investment in a management scheme, justified by the impacts of past floods such as homes inundated, damage costs and transport disruption.

AQA · River landscapes in the UK

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River landscapes in the UK (AQA GCSE)

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