Case study: Holderness Management Flashcards
Where is the fastest eroding coastline UK?
East Yorkshire, Holderness
How long in the Holderness Coastline?
50 km
What is the rock structure along the holderness coastline?
a smooth curve of cliffs and beaches from the high chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head in the north to the sand spit of Spurn Point in the south
What do historical records show about the Holderness Coastline?
w the loss of at least 30
villages since Roman times through
coastal recession
How old is most of the area of Holderness?
Less than 12,000 years old
What is the area been built from?
boulder clay, the debris carried here by the last glacial advances
What are the effects of the material on the shape of the Holderness coast?
The boulder clay is easily weathered and eroded, creating a low-lying
landscape which ends as low cliffs bordering the North Sea
How has the Holderness coast be reshaped?
by energy released onto
the shoreline by the sea in the form of wave and tidal forces
What is the average rate of erosion of the Holderness coast?
1.7m a year
Who has control of financing of both coast and sea defence systems ?
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
When was the SMP for the Holderness coastal stretch completed?
1998
What is the overall approach for the Holderness coastline?
‘do-nothing’
and
‘hold the line’
Where is coastal protection in place along the Holderness coastline?
- Bridlington
- Hornsea
- Mappleton
- Withernsea
& Easington
& some private defences of caravan parks
How much of the Holderness coastlie is protected?
11.4km
What protection is there at Bridlington?
- 3.6km of high masonry
- Concrete sea wall
- Groynes
