Barton on Sea

Question 1

where is barton on sea

Answer 1

an area located on englands south coast, near bournemouth

Question 2

what’s is the main problem at barton on sea

Answer 2

coastal erosion

Question 3

what defences are currently at place and where at??

Answer 3

rock groynes, at hordle cliff near the golf course

Question 4

what’s three social issues with the management strategies

Answer 4

defence don’t always look natural, they can be obtrusive
building work/carrying out the process can intrude on communities
soft engineering strategies need replenishing often causing disruption

Question 5

what two issues has christchurch bay suffered from

Answer 5

land slides and cliff collapses

Question 6

how many meters per year have erosion rates reached at barton on sea

Answer 6

2m

Question 7

what are 4 residential areas and developments around the bay

Answer 7

highcliffe
barton on sea
milford
christchurch

Question 8

how does fetch impact christchurch bat

Answer 8

-the full coastline experiences the full
forge of waves brought form the Atlantic so are very powerful, causing major erosion through abrasion and hydraulic action

Question 9

what are the cliffs surrounding christchurch bay made out of and what did this cause

Answer 9

they’re made from sandstones and clays
these are easily eroded through weathering and the sea

Question 10

what’s a cliff which is made from clay/sand and describe the major event that happened here

Answer 10

Barton Court (Barton on Sea)
a landslide in 1975, buildings and roads were destroyed even though groynes were already in place
new drainage was added, but this has continued to be damaged by mass movement

Question 11

what sort of management has been taken place at Highcliffe and have they been successful!

Answer 11

sea defences in place to protect houses, rock groynes were also built
these have been successful as haven’t had to be maintained and small damage to cliffs
it’s also let the beach build up

Question 12

how has the golf course at Hordle Cliff been soft managed and have these been successful

Answer 12

beach nourishment, and one rock ground too
unsuccessful as beach can’t build up because of ground so waves don’t loose r energy
however successful at keeping beach scoured, can absorb wave energy and protect course

Question 13

how has the mouth at chewton bunny (between barton on sea and Highcliffe) being managed and has this been successful

Answer 13

cliff regraded and inland stream channelised, this is a conservation area
successful at preventing major erosion and river is still natural, BUT major storm surge damaged the work so this is unsuccessful

Question 14

how are local residents being impacted by local erosion

Answer 14

decades of erosion has caused the cliff edge to retreat by tens of meters so now residents buildings are very very close to the cliffs, this could end up with people having to be moved away

Question 15

how much money was spend on sea defences in barton

Answer 15

£4.5 million

Question 16

what sort of defence is being experimented at the moment

Answer 16

vegetation defences, as it’s strong enough to stop sloping and rotational slip

Question 17

what’s happening to tourism in the area

Answer 17

Find me a reduced amount of tourists go into the area affect an income for businesses and pops. Sending them out of business. All due to the beach is becoming ugly with cloth material, spilling onto them and ugly hard engineering.