coasts Hemsby Flashcards
Homes being destroyed, among other things,,, what r they
(Hemsby)
- Sand Dunes - 3m in a couple days
- roads
- finances 😔 no compensation or alternate accommodation
How many major settlements on this coastline (hemsby) have vanished in the past 500 years?
300
why is Hemsby important?
major tourist resort - summer holidays
12000 people on beach every day in 1970s
now 1000 per year
still generates £88mil
Why cant they (hemsby) get insured on the Marrams?
wont get insurance if its prone to flooding
what are the short term solutions to coastal erosion at Hemsby?
- pick up and move houses
- pathetic 80m stretch of rock armour
How much coastline from norfolk has disappeared since the 1970s?
70m
Why is Hemsby not getting any defences?
- small population
- houses don’t meet construction standards so “don’t count”
- coastline owned by Royal Family NOT government
why is Hemsby’s political sitch not great?
Brandon Lewis (MP) is fucking wack
visited for 15 mins in march x
gov wont pay cos its private land
Netherlands Vs UK coastal management
Netherlands:
- 32km sea wal
- 2-3% gdp on flood defence
UK:
- 0.2% on flood defence
