Human causes of coastal flooding

Question 1

How does management of coastal systems cause flooding?

Answer 1

Can alter sediment movement, reducing the amount of beach material further along the coast

Question 2

How does building on coastal low lands cause flooding?

Answer 2

Restricts sediment supply to protective beaches and marshes

Question 3

How does reclamation of coastal low lands cause flooding?

Answer 3

Land is drained to reclaim it. The land shrinks and becomes lower than sea level