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Southampton

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Multi use area=mixture of uses.
Hampshire coast.
Oil refinery,chemical plant=job opportunities.
Shopping centre,water activities,activity centre.
Attractive place= retirement,tourism.

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Dubai

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Economic development,growth pole.
Firstly developed from oil, then making tourist destination.
Duty free shopping centre,resort airports easy access.
Dubailiand,usp=3 Palm shaped islands. Marineas.
New ports, business developments.

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Wallensea.

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Essex.
Sea wall removed to expensive to maintain.
Developments moved to higher ground, low value farmland allowed to flood.
Salt marshes developed= natural defence,dissipates wave energy, reducing erosion.natural habitat

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Cebu,Philippines

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Sustainable management.
Introduced quotas/limits for fishing.
Prevent cyanide and dynamite fishing reduces overfishing.
Involved locals in management eg coral farming, creating a sense of ownership=social sustainability.
Reproduction of coral to keep tourists coming.

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Plan bleu, Mediterranean

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Make 10% of coastal areas into nature reserves for protection.
Reduce building development and make green areas to prevent sprawl.
Develop tourism inland, reduce pressures on coast.
Issue environmental guidelines for development of new facilities.
Treat all waste water before pumped into sea.
Work alongside green peace.

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Ancona,Italy.

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One of the most important ports.
Sea level rise.
Collecting background information-coastal processes and hazards,existing coastal defences,value of area.
Assessing risks- identify hard and soft coastlines. Asses risks of flooding and landslides.
Offering guidelines to planners- suggestion impacts,recommending how to protect area

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