Case Study: Soft Engineering in Blackwater Estuary Flashcards
1
Q
Where is the Blackwater Estuary?
A
Part of the Essex coastline.
2
Q
Where have sea walls been allowed to be breached for coastal realignment?
A
Tollesbury Fleet
Northey Island
Orplands
Bradwell on Sea
3
Q
Where has beach nourishment taken place?
A
Mersea Island
4
Q
Where has marsh stabilisation by planting stakes and brushwood to encourage sediment to build up taken place?
A
Ray Creek
5
Q
Ray Creek
A
Marsh stabilisation by planting stakes and brushwood to encourage sediment to build up
6
Q
Tollesbury Fleet
Northey Island
Orplands
Bradwell on Sea
A
Sea walls have been allowed to be breached for coastal realignment.
7
Q
Mersea Island
A
Beach nourishment
