EQ4

Question 1

What are the economic costs of coastal recession and flooding?

Answer 1

Loss of property (homes and businesses), transport lines and also farmland (livelihood)

Question 2

What are the social costs of coastal recession and flooding?

Answer 2

Relocation and community disruption and also impacts of health and wellbeing (stress)

Question 3

Environmental costs of coastal recession and flooding?

Answer 3

Loss of coastal habitats and ecosystems

Question 4

What are environmental refugees?

Answer 4

People forced to abandon their homes due to natural processes e.g. maldives due to sea level rise - coastal erosion, rising sea levels, volcanoes etc

Question 5

4 examples of sea defences?

Answer 5

Sea walls
Rock armour
groynes
reventments