coastal fieldwork

Question 1

enquiry question

Answer 1

how does coastal management have an impact on coastal processes and communities

Question 2

secondary data

Answer 2

shoreline management plan
geology map
news

Question 3

what do shoreline management plans show

Answer 3

walton will hold the line.
no active management to the north

Question 4

what does a geology map show

Answer 4

walton is made of soft rock

Question 5

what does news articles show

Answer 5

locals are not happy with spending money on beach nourishment, and instead want a better sea wall

Question 6

primary fieldwork

Answer 6

beach profile
groyne survey
coastal management survey

Question 7

results from a beach profile

Answer 7

stepper gradient at site 1
groyne as sand builds up at groyne
site 2 is more gentle, more natural shaped beach, though it is narrower

Question 8

results from groyne survey

Answer 8

south side of both groynes there is a build up of sand
groyne is trapping sand from south to north

Question 9

coastal management survey results

Answer 9

students thought the best defence is sea walls or rock armour because they are hard engineering. both ugly

Question 10

evaluate coastal fieldwork

Answer 10

accuracy was good - simple techniques, though some human error with clinometers

reliability could have been improved as more measurements along the beach could have been taken