4.5 - Slapton (Developed Coastal Defence) Flashcards
Slapton Sands, Devon
Major barrier shingle beach
Slapton Ley Projects
Significant storms and damage in 2001 cutting off A379 access
Beach alignment
What Is There In Slapton?
Shingle beaches
War memorials
A379
Lagoons
What’s Worth Protecting
Shingle Beach
A379
Lagoons
How To Decide
Economic value
Feasibility of engineering solutions
Culture and ecological value
Community/Political pressure
4 Strategies
No Active Intervention
Strategic Realignment
Hold The Line
Advance The Line
No Active Intervention
No investment, the coast is allowed to flood or retreat
Strategic Realignment
Allow the coastline to retereat but manage it so it’s in certain areas
Hold The Line
Build/maintain defences so the shoreline’s position stays the same overtime
Advance The Line
Build coastal defences on the seaward side of the coastal plain –> this usually leads to land reclamation
What Makes ICZM So Difficult
Storms destroy the ridge, meaning there is nowhere to build the ridge
Ignoring locals and prioritising businesses
Fair allocation of funds –> high transparency
Have to sacrifice other land areas like biosphere
What Makes It Work?
Local partnership scheme
It is phsically possible to build the defences that are required
Potentially profitable
SSSI - Nature resources, and community aligned
SSSI
Site Of Special Scientific Interest, provides monthly payment to help protect heritage sites in the UK.
SSSI
Site Of Special Scientific Interest, provides monthly payment to help protect heritage sites in the UK.
Shoreline Management Plan (SMP)
Divides the coastline into littoral cells and sub-cells, pulls together human & physical geography.
