Hard and Soft Coast Rivers Flashcards
Name 4 Hard Engineering Strategies at Coast?
- Sea Wall
- Gabions
- Rock Armour
- Groynes
Name 2 Soft Engineering Found At Coast?
- Dune Regeneration
- Beach Nourishment and Reprofiling
Write a Definition of Hard Engineering and name 1 example?
- Hard Engineering is when you build physical structures to protect the coast against natural processes.
- For example: sea wall.
Write a Definition of Soft Engineering?
- Soft Engineering is when you work with nature by using natural materials to protect areas.
- For example: Beach Nourishment.
What Hard Strategies were Built at Withernsea and Mappleton?
- Withernsea: Wooden Groynes, sea wall and Rock Armour.
- Mappleton :Rock Groynes, Beach nourishment.
Write a Definition of Managed Retreat?
- Managed retreat is removing flood defences to let land flood naturally.
By how much does the Holderness coast erode each year on average?
- 1 - 2 Meters per year.
Name a Social Impact of Costal erosion?
- 400 caravans lost by 2025.
Name a economic Impact of Costal erosion?
- Tourism will be reduced.
Name a Environmental Impact of Costal erosion?
- Increased risk of flooding.
Why do we need to protect the Holderness coast?
- At Easington there is a gas terminal where 70% of the UKs gas runs through here.
Name 2 Benefits of of Hard Engineering at coasts?
What Acronym Should You Use For the
Disadvantages of Hard Strategies At Coats and Explain What is Stands For?
H - High Costs
E - Environmental Impact
V - Visual
S - Short-Term
L - Limited Access
What Acronym Should You Use For the
Advantages of Soft Strategies At Coats and Explain What is Stands For?
- N - Natural Defence
- A - Aestic -Appeal
- C - Cost Effective
- E - Eco-Friendly
What Acronym Should You Use For the
Disadvantages of Soft Strategies At Coast and Explain What is Stands For?
- T - Time-Consuming
- M -MainTenance Required
- H - Human InterFerence
- S - Space Needed
Name 4 Hard Strategis That Are Found in Rivers
- Dams and Reservoirs
- Channel Straightening
- Flood Relief Channels
- Embankments
Name 4 Soft Strategies That Are Found At Rivers
- Planting Trees
-Flood Plain Zoning - Flood Warning
- River Restoration
What Acronym Should You Use For the
Advantages of Soft Strategies At Rivers and Explain What is Stands For?
- C - Cost Effective.
- O - Optimization Of HydroElectric Projects.
- E - Enhanced Flood Management.
What Acronym Should You Use For the
Advantages of Hard Strategies At Rivers and Explain What is Stands For?
- B - Boost The Local Economy
- E - Erosion Prevention
- H -Hydropower Generation
- I -Increase Water Storage
- L - Long Term Stability
What Acronym Should You Use For the
Disadvantages of Hard Strategies At Rivers and Explain What is Stands For?
- H - High Costs
- E - Environmental Damage
- L - Loss of Agricultural Land
- L - Long- Term Sustaniblty
- S - Social Conflict
