Case Studies

Question 1

Bangladesh- flooding

Answer 1

High population density
Low land height
Lives on flood plains
Snow from Himalayas melts into rivers
Deforestation
Islands sinking from rise in water levels
Mangroves in danger from flooding and deforestation

Question 2

Storm javier- Norfolk

Answer 2

2 killed, 18,000 evacuated
1,400 homes flooded
Total economic loss £100 million
Coastal defences breached
Impacts prevented due to improved flood defences, improved forecasting and efficient evacuation

Question 3

Maldives- flooding

Answer 3

Low lying above sea level
Sea wall built around capital
In the future, use mangroves as a natural defence
Management, hold the line

Question 4

Odisha, India- flooding, which managment?

Answer 4

Overall plan- hold the line

Question 5

Why management in odisha

Answer 5

Rapid urban industrialisation
Coastal and seabed mining
Coastal erosion
Rising sea levels

Question 6

What management in odisha has taken place

Answer 6

Holding the line:
ICZM project
Public constitutions
Organisations with stakeholders

Question 7

Holderness coast

Answer 7

Powerful destructive waves
Sea floor is deep
Narrow beaches

Question 8

HC- Spurn Head

Answer 8

Spit
Hold the line management

Question 9

HC- Flamborough head

Answer 9

Headland

Question 10

Areas with hold the line managment at holderness coast (groynes, rock armour)

Answer 10

Hornsea
Withersea

Question 11

Colorado river- California

Answer 11

Climate change
Invasive species- beetle, trout
Population growth
100 dams, hydroelectricity
Humans taking away mineral resources
-gov shut down national park service, dam building on hold
-reducing water use and planting trees

Question 12

Sahel drought

Answer 12

Rainfall dependent on ITCZ
Locus infestation 2004
Overgrazing
High population
Migration
Globalisation

Question 13

Australian drought

Answer 13

El Niño caused drought
High population
Water needed for agriculture production

Question 14

River Nile

Answer 14

Ethiopia, Sudan, eygpt
Nile river basin commission
Ethiopian renaissance dam
Guardians of the Nile ( Egypt and Sudan)
Integrated water resources management

Question 15

Gorge dam China (pos and neg)

Answer 15

Pos:
Flood control
Emissions reduction
Prevent construction work from causing environmental pollution

Neg:
Weight of tons of water could cause earthquake
Could cause rapids it built up in reservoir

Question 16

Uk energy

Answer 16

Less energy on household and industry and more on transport
Huge potential wind power resource
London array- large offshore wind farms
Nuclear- expensive, gov not fund directly

Question 17

Russia energy

Answer 17

Nord stream- connects Russia to Europe
Yamal- Europe pipeline
Gazprom- 70% Russian gas is 18% of the worlds gas, exporting

Question 18

Canada tar sands

Answer 18

Tar sands could meet 16% of North America’s oil needs by 2030, offering energy security to Canada and the USA (70% of Canadian oil is exported to the USA).
The work related to this is vital for local and national economies.