Coastal management

Question 1

What are the traditional approaches to coastal management? What do they focus on?

Answer 1

1. Hard engineering (artificial approach)
2. Soft Engineering ( Enhancing natural processes)
   These focus on a short stretch of coastline.

Question 2

What are the sustainable approaches to coastal management? What do they focus on?

Answer 2

1. ICZM - Integrated Coastal Zone Management
2. SMP - Shoreline Management Plan
   They focus on a full stretch of coastline, holistic planning method.

Question 3

Give some facts about SMPs.

Answer 3

• They correspond with the sediment cells identified by DEFRA
• They are constantly reviewed to ensure long - term sustainability is met
• They plan out the actions of the ICZM

Question 4

Define no active intervention

Answer 4

Not doing anything and allowing the coast to erode.

Question 5

Define hold the line management

Answer 5

Using hard engineering (artificial) methods to limit natural processes which cause coastal erosion so the shore remains in place.

Question 6

Define advance the line management

Answer 6

Using hard engineering methods to increase the volume of sediment on the beach, extending the coastline by increasing deposition.

Question 7

Define managed realignment

Answer 7

The controlled flooding of a low-lying coastal area, e.g. a saltmarsh.