Coastal management (new) Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the rate of coastal recession along the holderness coastline?

A

1-2 m/yr

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2
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What has been done in Hornsea and how has it affected Mappleton?

A

Wooden groynes and beach nourishment
increasing rate of erosion in Mappleton to 4m/yr in 1990s

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3
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What was done in 1991 in Mappleton and what was the cost?

A

rock groynes and cliff reprofiling
£2 million

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4
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How was Cowden (3km south) affected by the management in Mappleton?

A

terminal groyne syndrome ,erosion went from 2.5 – 3.8m/yr between 1997 and
2001

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5
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What was done at Easington in order to protect the gas terminal and why was it worth the cost?

A

rip rap and revetments to protect the gas terminal – expensive but worth it due to high value land (25 % of UK offshore
gas)

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6
Q

How many homes were demolished by the council in Happisburgh?

A

9

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7
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How many housholds will lose there home & community?

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35

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8
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What are the cliffs mostly made of on the Holderness coast?

A

Boulder clay
easily eroded and prone to slumping

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9
Q

Why are the beaches narrow along the holderness coastline?

A

Flamborough head stops sediment
and coastal defences

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10
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Why are the waves at the Holderness coast powerful?

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Long fetch and coast faces the dominant wave direction

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How much was loaned by bangladesh for the Chittagong coastal management?

A

$60 million
(raised embankments and cyclone shelters)

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