4.3 MULTIPLE DRIVERS & STRESSES 2

Question 1

What are some hazards that coastal areas are prone to?

Answer 1

flooding
erosion
big storms
tsunamis
sea level rise
harmful algal blooms
hypoxia
sea temp rise
habitat degradation/loss

Question 2

Social Injustice

Answer 2

Significant driver of flood exposure, adverse impacts, and the trajectory towards recovery,

Question 3

The UK scene

Answer 3

• UK shelf seas warming
• 30% of england’s and wales’ coast is eroding more than 10cm/year
• > 85% of UK’s historic saltmarsh & oyster reefs have been lost
• £130 billion worth of UK infrastructure at risk of coastal flooding & erosion

Question 4

Tools used to achieve place based resilience standards

Answer 4

flood walls
coastal infrastructure
natural flood management
property flood resilience
flood warnings
evacuation
sustainable drainage systems