Residents of Newburgh are being asked to participate in flood warning research being carried out by the Aberdeen based Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in partnership with Aberdeenshire Council.

Commissioned by the Scottish Government, the research forms part of a larger European project which aims to find out more about how flood warnings are received, how well they are understood by householders and how flood risk communications could be improved.

Andrew Cuthbert, Water and Soil Quality Consultant at Macaulay says, “Macaulay Land Use Research Institute is interested in collecting data from a range of householders which have been flooded in the past, as well as from residents whose homes have not been affected by floodwaters and Newburgh has been selected as one of the principal case study sites.

“The ultimate aim is to help agencies improve how they advise residents that a flooding event is likely and the steps they can take to protect their homes and possessions. Residents should be reassured that the timing of
this research does not mean that Newburgh is under threat of immediate flooding.”

Questionnaires and pre-paid envelopes will be sent out to 100 Newburgh residents.

For further information, contact Andrew Cuthbert on 01224 395139. Visit www.macaulay.ac.uk for further details about the work of the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute.

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Notes to Editor
The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute was founded in 1930 and is an international centre for research and consultancy on the environmental and social consequences of rural land uses. With an annual income from research and consultancy of over £14m, the Institute is the largest interdisciplinary research organisation of its kind in Europe, and aims to provide evidence to help shape future environmental and rural-development policy on a national and international basis.