Case Study- Happisburgh Flashcards
How many live in Happisburgh?
850
What has been washed away since 1955?
25 houses and a lifeboat
What has happened to house prices?
Dropped from £80,000 to £1
Why won’t the government provide money to save Happisburgh?
Happisburgh isn’t economically valuable
How many buildings have been lost?
Over 30
How many years has the cliff been eroding for?
5000 years
How many meters does the cliff retreat each year?
2m
What happened in 2003?
A 30m stretch of cliff fell into the ocean during storms
When did the council stop spending money on the coast?
1955
What happened in 1845?
A 12 acre field fell into the sea over night
What if sea defences between Happisburgh and Winterton were breeched?
6000 hectares of low lying land could be flooded
How much did the council invest to build a barrier of boulders to try and stop the waves?
£200,000
How much did the council invest to build barriers?
£20,000
What is the total number of houses in Happisburgh?
209
Name some factors in Happisburgh that will increase coastal erosion
It is only around 250m above sea level, cliffs are made of less resistant boulder clay (sands and clays) which slumps when wet, revetments have not been fixed since they were last built in the 1950s and Happisburgh is I’m north east England so there is enough water to provide a large fetch.
