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irony. In: Bang H (ed) Governance as social and political communication. Manchester
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Somerset Levels. Geogr J 180(4):326–337
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practice. Environ Plann D: Soc Space 26(2):280–299
Medd W, Deeming H, Walker G, Whittle R, Mort M, Twigger-Ross C, Walker M, Watson N,
Kashefi E (2014) The flood recovery gap. A real-time study of local recovery following the
floods of June 2007 in Hull, North East England. J Flood Risk Manag
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Rahiz M, New M (2012) Spatial coherence of meteorological drought in the UK since 1914. Area
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Rahiz M, New M (2013) 21st Century Drought Scenarios for the UK. Water Resour Manage 27
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Sultana F (2011) Suffering for water suffering from water. Emotional geographies of resource
access control and conflict. Geoforum 42:163–172
Taylor V, Chappells H, Medd W, Trentmann F (2009) Drought is normal. The socio-technical
evolution of drought and water demand in England and Wales 1893-2006. J Hist Geogr 35
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van Loon AF, van Lanen HAJ (2013) Making the distinction between water scarcity and drought
using an observation-modeling framework. Water Resour Res 49(3):1483–1502
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impacts on water resources to inform policy makers. Water Resour Manage 27:1085–1109
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Altern 7(2):388–413
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Waterwise (2013) Water efficiency and drought communications report. Waterwise/Water
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of UK Research. UK Water Partnership, Research and Innovation Group, London. http://www.
theukwaterpartnership.org/#projects-and-publications. Accessed 20 Oct 2015
Whittle R, Walker M, Medd W (2011) Suitcases storyboards and newsround. Exploring impact
and dissemination in Hull. Area 43(4):477–487
Whittle R, Walker M, Medd W, Mort M (2012) Flood of emotions. Emotional work and long-term
disaster recovery. Emot Space Soc 5(1):60–69
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