COASTS CASE STUDIES

Question 1

coral case study

Answer 1

the great barrier reef

Question 2

developed coastal managemnt country

Answer 2

holderness coast englangd

Question 3

developing coastal managemetn case study

Answer 3

sri lanka

Question 4

problems in holdertness coast

Answer 4

fast erosion
soft geology

Question 5

rate of erosion at holderness

Answer 5

2m/year

Question 6

geology of holderness

Answer 6

soft bouldder clay

Question 7

villages lost to holderness

Answer 7

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Question 8

management locations

Answer 8

hornsea
withernsea

Question 9

hornsea management

Answer 9

Hornsea – Hold the Line: concrete seawall, concrete revetment; Steel gabion and timber groynes

Question 10

withernsea management

Answer 10

Hold the Line: groynes, concrete seawalls and rock armour

Question 11

problems in sri lanka

Answer 11

Pollution – untreated sewage; reclamation for tourism. housing and agriculture. Coral reef loss due to coral ‘mining’ and unsustainable fishing and recreational diving; impacts of aquaculture;
Physical challenges: coastal erosion; exposure to tsunamis and storm surges (link to global warming)

Question 12

sri lanka management plan

Answer 12

Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP)

Question 13

CZMP aims

Answer 13

improve awareness and eaerly warning system
education and drills
warning bouys offshore
identifying high risk areas