geo coasts fieldwork Flashcards
physical fieldwork key hypothesis
The decisions made about coastal management in Start Bay are appropriate
pfwk sub-hypothesis 1
The size of the beach is bigger in the North
pfwk key concept 1
Longshore drift directs sediment to the North, there’s SE prevailing wind (seen from windrose), wave refraction
pfwk method and data presentation 1
beach profile shown in collection of line graphs
pfwk interpretation of data and whether proven 1
The data shows as you go further north, the gradient gradually gets flatter disproving the original hypothesis
pfwk evaluation 1
As you move further north, the beach becomes flatter and wider, unexpected due to longshore drift
However, there could be other processes changing the beach like storms (could have made the north smaller than expected), beach replenishment in the south (explains why the south is bigger than expected)
pfwk sub-hypothesis 2
The risk of flooding and erosion is highest in the South
pfwk key concept 2
The amount of risk is increased by the population present and the value of the properties that could be damaged therefore we need Zoopla to determine the prices
pfwk method and data presentation 2
Flood risk survey shown in a table
pfwk data interpretation and whether proven 2
all areas had a low flood risk showing that good decisions had been made
all areas received between the range of 2 to -6 out of 45 therefore proving the original hypothesis
pfwk evaluation 2
the zoopla prices are more estimated values so it’s not as accurate, we don’t know the value of anything inside the houses
pfwk sub-hypothesis 3
The most effective forms of coastal managements were where you had sea walls, rip rap (rock armour) and beach replenishment
pfwk key concept 3
using geology maps, we can investigate the source of different rock types and investigate whether they’re eroded easily and therefore if hard or soft forms of coastal management is needed
pfwk method and data presentation 3
cost benefit analysis shown in a table
bipolar evaluation shown in a radar chart
pfwk data interpretation and whether proven 3
the data showed that the benefits in Beesands (3.12), Torcross (2.19) and Sunnydale (17.1) outweighed the costs and ergo proving the original hypothesis
The radar chart shows the coastal management in the areas were highly effective against flooding with low construction costs but high maintenance costs, also proving the hypothesis
pfwk evaluation 3
They are good strategies but considering they cost a lot and not a lot of people live there, it’s not considered to be as important
secondary data in order of usefulness
1) Geology map
2) Zoopla
3) Windrose
methods in order of safest
1) beach profiles
2) Cost benefit analysis
3) bipolar evaluation
4) flood risk survey
methods in order of accessibility
1) beach profiles
2) bipolar evaluation
3) flood risk survey
4) cost benefit analysis
methods in order of answering the question
1) cost benefit analysis (assesses all elements)
2) beach profiles
3) flood risk survey
4) bipolar evaluation
outcomes in order of reliability
1) cost benefit analysis
2) flood risk survey
3) beach profiles
4) bipolar evaluation
outcomes in order of accuracy
1) beach profiles
2) cost benefit analysis
3) flood risk survey
4) bipolar evaluation
outcomes in order of validity
1) cost benefit analysis
2) beach profiles
3) flood risk survey
4) bipolar evaluation
human fieldwork key hypothesis
The quality of life will be better in Chillington than in Slapton
why we chose the human fieldwork location
safety - rural areas are safe
accessibility - we can walk because everything is in close proximity + A379 so we can do it all in one trip
question- links to our question
definition of a rural area
an area with a population of less than 10,000 people, sparsely populated and either left as wilderness or with farming/tourism as a major economic activity
definition of quality of life
the standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group
hfwk sub-hypothesis 1 and whether proven
The quality of the environment will be better in Slapton - proven
hfwk sub-hypothesis 2 and whether proven
Service decline has been greatest in Slapton - proven
hfwk key concept 1
Environmental quality will increase with distance from the A379 because those transport links bring cars and therefore pollution, also Slapton is in the AONB therefore the environment is a lot more protected than Chillington
hfwk method and data presentation 2
service tally and secondary data shown in the bar chart
hfwk method and data presentation 3
surveying local people and shown in the epitome word clouds
hfwk method and data presentation 4
carried out a housing type survey and kept results in a table
hfwk key concept 2
This is because Slapton is an AONB so there’s more restrictions on infrastructure. Chillington is a key settlement and therefore the services are protected because the surrounding areas depend on them
hfwk key concept 3
Chillington is a key settlement therefore there’s more transport links (the A379), services and as a key settlement they have a strong sense of community
hfwk sub-hypothesis 3 and whether proven
Residents of Chillington will have a more positive perception of their village - disproven
hfwk sub-hypothesis 4 and whether proven
Chillington will have a more diverse range of housing - disproven
hfwk key concept 4
As you move away from the central point of the village, housing will become cheaper because there’s less access to transport and services therefore decreasing value of the area. Chillington also has lots more services and tourism meaning there will be different types of housing
hfwk method and data presentation 1
Tranquillity index shown in a table
hfwk data analysis 1
Places with little traffic noise tended to have better relative tranquility scores, we see this in slapton with a range of 0 to 2 in traffic noise and scores from 3 to 19 whereas chillington had s range of 0 to 8 and relative tranquility range of -26 to 8.
Chillington is a key settlement and positioned on the A379 therefore it makes sense for it to have public transport and therefor traffic noise because other areas depend on those transport services.
hfwk data analysis 2
Slapton has seen a much bigger decrease in services than Chillington
Slapton and chillington are quite close to the sea but still very disconnected with only the A379 as the main transport link so it’s difficult to get buses through and most people use those areas as second homes for vacation
hfwk data analysis 3
The main likes shown by the word cloud in slapton was peaceful, quiet, beautiful, friendly and safe, in chillington: safe, quiet and community. The main dislikes in slapton: nothing, narrow roads and transport inconvenience, in chillington: traffic and lack of services
The main likes in slapton could be because there’s only elderly and tourists who purposefully go there for peace and quiet so have no reason to not like the area, the main dislikes in chillington could be because despite being a key settlement it is all focused on the tourists snd passerbys and not the local people
hfwk data analysis 4
Slapton has 5 cottage areas and 9 semi-detached areas, whereas Chillington has 16 predominantly modern areas and 13 semi detached areas
This could be because chillington is a key settlement therefore the services snd houses have to be modern, and Slapton is an AONB therefore there’s lots of restrictions on development and newer infrastructure therefore it makes sense why the house types are quite old, this also links to the fact that there is more modern houses in chillington than in slapton because older houses would have been cottages
evaluation of epitome words
Epitome words were 50% useful. They did indeed give us enough information to refute our hypothesis that Chillington has a better quality of life for the locals however the data we collected did not tell us about the DWAGES of the people we asked therefore the data could be adapted to more tourists and workers instead of homeowners, making it less accurate and more unreliable. This does affect that the quality of life may actually be better for locals but we don’t know because we don’t know anything about the personal lives of people.
evaluation of housing type and service type
Housing type and service types was 70% effective because there was sufficient data to refute our hypothesis, however the data is unreliable because it exaggerated boundaries and generalised areas for housing types, and we may not have accurately counted all the services in the area.This could mean that Chillington may I fact have more diverse house types and more services.
evaluation of tranquillity index
Tranquility index was 30% because it gave sufficient information to support our hypothesis however it is inaccurate and unreliable because it doesn’t take into account timing, we are outsiders, and it is very subjective. This could mean that Chillington might be more peaceful than Slapton.
