Barton on Sea

Question 1

Issues at Barton on Sea? (4)

Answer 1

• Cliffs being eroded at 2m a year
• Naish Holiday Village and Marine Drive
• Permeable sandstone and impermeable clay = saturation = rotational slumping
• Starved of beach by Bournemouth groynes

Question 2

Management at Barton on Sea? (2)

Answer 2

For high value cliff top property:
• Marine Drive has houses up to £750,000 so rip rap, cliff drainage systems and replenishment have been put in place to protect these houses

For low value cliff property:
• Naish Holiday Village, let it be eroded