CASE STUDIES

Question 1

DELTAWERKEN

Answer 1

-Government set aside 1 billion Euros every year for coastal flood defence system
-Build a 9km storm surge barrier
-Use local expertise to build floating houses/cities on hollow concrete pontoons
-Delibaretly flood farmland to lower rover water level and relocate farmers
-Reclaim land using ‘polders’ (low walled dykes)to build up marshland

Question 2

MALDIVES

Answer 2

-400,000 people might need mainland countries
-Too small to cover insurance and associated costs
-environmental refugees

Question 3

T&T

Answer 3

• Manzillo beach flood 2014 destroyed 300m of major access road - replacement could cost up to £5m.
• There are many luxury beach front homes in Mayaro currently valued in excess of £700k
• 400,000 + tourists visited last year for desirable beach location and growing Eco-tourism

Question 4

GUINEA

Answer 4

The decisions (1991)

-A coastal management scheme costing £2 million was introduced

-2 types of hard engineering

-Norweigan granite rock armour along the base of a cliff

-Built two rock groynes

-Stopped beach material being moved south from Mappleton along the coast

-Left Withensea protected

Question 5

NI

Answer 5

Peace Bridge - Logical - The peace bridge was built to being together the Protestant and Catholic communites

The Good Friday (Belfast) agreement introduced Power Sharing Executive, decommissioning of the ITA, reform of the police, withdrawal of the army, redevelopment founding from the EU - has everyone gained?

Question 6

SLOUGH

Answer 6

The Curve

Question 7

SOUTHALL

Answer 7

10 Gurudwara’s, 2 large Mandirs

Question 8

TOTTENHAM

Answer 8

Afro-Caribbean Churches closing down in order to build warehouses