Crowded Coasts : Coping with Pressure Flashcards
What was going to happen at Dibden Bay
The Association of British ports wanted to build a new containerport here
What would the economic benefits of the development of the container port a Dibden bay be ?
Dibden bay is key to the solent economy and supports 77,000 jobs and the devolpment would bring more
Would help Britain keep up with the transatlantic traffic as the Southampton port can’t sustain traffic
How does urbanisation impact coral reef
Urbanisation leads to increase in deforestation this means an increase in sediment run off
there can also be an increase in sewage output which increases the nutrient content of coastal waters encouraging the growth of plankton which encourages starfish to feed on the coral
What would the environmental costs of the development of the container port at Dibden bay be ?
Dibden Bay is a site of special scientific interest because of its salt ecosystem. It supports over 50,000 waterbirds each winter and migrating birds each the spring these birds may have to travel elsewhere
Traffic would increase on the A236 causing congestion noise and air pollution
Due to the increased traffic report with negative impact new Forest National Park.
Increased fuel spill by ships want to risk the water quality
Who were the stakeholders in the Dibden Bay Case study?
Associated British Ports-Yes
Local Resident- No
Southampton City council-No
Council for national parks -no
English nature and RSPB- no
Why were the Associated Brotish ports for the development of the port at Dibden Bay, Solent
The new development will help us deal with the transatlantic traffic it will also create more jobs and money for the economy due to trade
Why were the Southamton City council against the development of the port at Dibden Bay, Solent
It wouldn’t be asked that it be that easy it would have a negative impact on residents as it will cause air & noise pollution from transportation of goods
Why were the council of National parks against the development of the port at Dibden Bay, Solent
It would lead to an increase in CO2 emissions
and 5000 new vehicle movements and therefore noise pollution
they are worried about oil spills that would damage internationally important wildlife sites
Why were the English nature and RSPB against the development of the port at Dibden Bay, Solent
The possible oil spills would damage area that is internationally important for breeding five bird species
Why were local residents against the development of the port at Dibden Bay, Solent
The lorries would lead to noise pollution and there would potentially be more crime in the area due to more people
Give an example of a coast that is vulnerable to coastal erosion and and state how much it erodes each year
The holderness Coast which is to the North east of England and runs between the Humber Estuary has an
Annual rate of 2m
Why is the erosion rate so high at holderness
The cliffs are made out of the soft glacial till which erode more quickly than hard rock
There is no evidence of coastal management
Definition of Hard engineering coastal management
A method that involves building structure that is supposed to overcome natural processes such as wave and tidal energy.
These strategies are usually expensive and permanent
Definition of soft engineering coastal management
Strategies that are supposed to work with rather than against natural systems to protect the coast, however isn’t usually permanent or expensive
Give three examples of hard engineering
Revetements
Sea walls
Rip rap
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