flooding assessment task
Case Study Tasksheet - open ended task
When Good Rivers Turn
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The Task
George is a small rural supply business owner in
Goondi Hill
( found near the center of the flooding maps).
George carried on the business after father retired a few years ago and
it is considered one of the most established businesses in
Innisfail.
The business mostly consists of selling bags of fertilizer, cement and
chicken
feed. These must at all costs be kept dry. Access
to
reliable
transport
is essential to his livelyhood. Luckily the business is near the
railway line
and
railway station.
The business is going along well at its present location and George
does not
wish
to move for fear of losing regular rural clients.His daughter is working with him and enjoys the business. George is anticipating offering her a partnership in the near future. Business has been good George is looking at building a new an larger set of premises at the same location.
Roberta, his daughter has just finished looking at the Johnstone River Flooding study and has some reservations about building in Goondi Hill. She feels George should move the business to more secure location.
After carefully and critically studying the Johnstone River Case
Study both parties have decided to present their cases to the family
wife and mother Emelda. Emelda will make the final decision based on
the evidence presented . You have both agreed to accept the decision
You are Emelda - outline and critically evaluate the cases presented.
The choices are :
stay where you are with new premises
move to a more secure location
As the final decision is yours, you may choose one case or the other or devise a solution that is a compromise . The choice is yours.
Assessment / Criteria
Emelda, you must:
Outline the father's case, reasoning and specific numerical evidence
for staying
Outline the daughter's case, reasoning and specific numerical evidence
for moving
Elaborate on any compromise
Take into account - transport , keeping the goods dry, predictied flood
levels, the affect of flood mitigation strategies , the potential
frequency of flooding and the posible cost considerations involved. You
will be assessed on clarity, the depth and detail of the factual
evidence presented, your logical interpretation and analysis of that
information and your ability to view the task from the perspective of a
small, established
business person