Hard Engineering Case Study Flashcards
1
Q
Give an example of a named case study which uses Hard Engineering
A
Mappleton
2
Q
What Coastal Management strategies are in place at Mappleton
A
Two Rock Groynes
3
Q
What have the two rock Groynes helped to do?
A
Develop wide and steep sandy beaches
4
Q
What took place in Mappleton and when?
A
In 1991, nearly two million was spent on two rock Groynes and a rock resentment to protect Mappleton
5
Q
What was imported from Norway?
A
Blocks of granite for the sea defences
6
Q
What is the result of the coastal management?
A
A substantial beach accumulated between the Groynes halting erosion
7
Q
What has happened further south though?
A
The rate of erosion has increased significantly
