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8GEO1 - 2. Coasts - Erosional Coastlines > Holderness > Flashcards

Holderness Flashcards

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Mappleton

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Soft boulder clay - 1-2m/yr erosion
50 properties + B1242
Large fetch from Scandinavia (destructive waves)

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Management

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£2mil coastal management scheme (1991)

Hard engineering - Norwegian granite rock armour + 2 rock groynes

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Effects of hard engineering

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Beach material stopped moving south - Withersea unprotected

Mappleton has less erosion, but south of cliffs have more erosion

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8GEO1 - 2. Coasts - Erosional Coastlines (13 decks)

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