Conflict and management Poole Harbour PSD Flashcards
no. of tourists that visit Bournemouth annually
million
coastline dominated by…
human development
pop. of south-east dorset conurbation
400,000
power station site planned for…
32 acre waterfront redevelopment
designated as Heritage coast in…
1970s
Wytch farm- wells expected to yield
100 wells expected to yield 460m barrels the next 20 yrs
Resources are
tourism, urban development, industry/transportation, conservation, mining/oil
conflicts
energy extraction v environment
tourism v environment
transport v environment
development v environment
no. of sites SSSI
64 separate sites
AONB cover
44%
entrance to poole harbour
300m wide
they deepen harbour channel by
1.5m
and widen ship channel by
100m
amount of sand dredged
1.1 million m3
management
AMP and SMP