Designated as one of 10 new towns in 1949, Bracknell was originally built to help alleviate the housing shortages following World War II.

BBC: Bracknell

But as towns and cities have grown, new housing estates and commercial zones have been built on ever more flood-prone areas.

ECONOMIST: Deforestation and floods

Few complained about the 140 new miles of Welsh motorway and trunk roads that were built between 1979 and 1990 or the 22 bypasses that alleviated Welsh towns of their traffic misery.

BBC: Wales politics