holderness

Question 1

Characteristics

Answer 1

-rate of erosion at 1.8m a year due to weak boulder clay and makes it fastest eroding coastline in europe
-61KM long
-has naturally narrow beaches which provide less protection

Question 2

holderness change

Answer 2

-10m erosion a year at great cowden
-retreated 4km in past 2000 years with 30 villages being lost
-spurn point has become more defined with curved ends
-more deposits behind spurn point spit have formed salt marshes

Question 3

holderness control

Answer 3

-11.4km hard managed with 4.7 being sea wall and timber groynes
-political debate over holding the line or retreat
-mappleton had 2.9 million a year in losses before coastal management
-but has formed sandy beach and protected town pois such as the church
-mappleton had 2 million worth of rocck armour installed which while good has increased erosion rates south of mapleton significantly

Question 4

conclusion

Answer 4

should retreat as coastal management is doing more harm than good with sssis unprotected and more exposed