Evaluate the view that global warming is the greatest threat to coastlines and their communities Flashcards

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Another factor that can affect coastlines and their communities can be coastal management

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This can be due to groynes being able to

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trap sediment which can increase erosion rates further along the coastline which can force people away from the area

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evidence Groynes at Mapleton had caused increased erosion rates at …………….. at ……….. a year

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at Cowden increasing their erosion rates from 2.5 to 3.8 metres per year

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However coastal management at Mapleton had

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decreased the erosion rates there which would put communities at a lower threat of moving away

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