Coastal management.

Question 1

What are the two types of coastal management?

Answer 1

Hard engineering and soft engineering.

Question 2

What is hard engineering?

Answer 2

Making a physical change to the coastal landscape using resistant materials, such as concrete, boulders, wood and metal.Wha

Question 3

What is soft engineering?

Answer 3

Using natural systems for coastal defence, such as beaches, dunes and saltmarshes, which can absorb and adjust to wave and tide energy.

Question 4

Name 3 types of hard engineering strategies.

Answer 4

(Any 3 of the following)
Sea walls.
Rock armour (riprap).
Gabions.
Groynes.
Revetments.
Offshore reefs.

Question 5

Name 3 types of soft engineering strategies.

Answer 5

(Any 3 of the following)
Dune regeneration.
Beach nourishment.
Managed retreat.
Land-use management.