Case-study: Holderness Coast Flashcards
Where are the sea walls?
The holiday resorts at Hornsea.
What coastal management strategy is at the holiday resorts in Hornsea?
The sea walls.
Where are the gabions?
Skipsea.
What coastal management strategy is at Skipsea?
The gabions.
Where are the groynes?
Hornsea and Mappleton (Groynes at Hornsea- been repaired and new ones built costing £5.2 million).
What coastal management strategy is at Hornsea and Mappleton?
The groynes and the beach nourishment.
Where is the rock armour?
Withernsea.
What coastal management strategy is at Withernsea?
The rock armour.
Where is the beach nourishment?
Hornsea and Mappleton.
Where is the ‘Do Nothing’ strategy being used?
The neck of Spurn Head.
What is at the neck of Spurn Head?
The ‘do nothing’ management strategy.
Where is Holderness located in the UK?
The Holderness coastline is an area of low-lying land in East Yorkshire.
What type of wave does the Holderness coastline receive?
Destructive waves from the North Sea during storms.
Why does the Holderness coastline need to be managed?
The soft boulder clay it is formed from less resistant rock.
Important infrastructure like the B1242 links many towns and businesses (e.g. Hornsea and Mappleton).
The gas terminal at Easington is on the cliff.
What percent of the UK’s gas does the gas terminal at Easington supply?
25%.
