Social impacts I have referred to include: the affect of a loss of buildings leading to homelessness for local people, the loss of farmers livelihood due to loss of productive farmland, the loss of power and transport services and finally the health risk of the flood imposed on the local people. In my opinion the most significant social impact of the Somerset Floods in 2013/14 was the social impact on the farmers. The loss of productive pastoral farmland due to floodwater will affect farmers ability to earn a living and therefore their social wellbeing will fall. If will mean a loss of income to feed families and a loss of disposable income to spend on other goods and services. The social impact for the farmers could affect Somerset Levels on a larger scale as it could lead to a loss of local tax revenue which will be vital for government spending in order to rebuild and repair damage in the
Social impacts I have referred to include: the affect of a loss of buildings leading to homelessness for local people, the loss of farmers livelihood due to loss of productive farmland, the loss of power and transport services and finally the health risk of the flood imposed on the local people. In my opinion the most significant social impact of the Somerset Floods in 2013/14 was the social impact on the farmers. The loss of productive pastoral farmland due to floodwater will affect farmers ability to earn a living and therefore their social wellbeing will fall. If will mean a loss of income to feed families and a loss of disposable income to spend on other goods and services. The social impact for the farmers could affect Somerset Levels on a larger scale as it could lead to a loss of local tax revenue which will be vital for government spending in order to rebuild and repair damage in the