Lyme Regis Flashcards
location of lyme regis
coastal town in west dorset, England
oportunities of lyme regis
- Tourism – beautiful sheltered beaches & harbour with good scenery & mild climate
- Boost in economy - visitors spent £44 million in 2017.
- Jobs - 930 tourist related jobs
- Recreational activities – sailing & wind surfing
- Fossil hunting
- Holiday homes, B&Bs, Hotels.
- Fishing – jobs and seafood bars
how much did visitors spend in 2017
44 million
number of tourist related jobs
930
recreational activities
- sailing
- wind surfing
- pleasure boat rides
management of lyme regis
- The management plan has been divided into 3 phases
- £35 million spent since 1994 to prevent coastal erosion & to protect homes, roads & infrastructure.
- Work has secured 390m of coastline for next 50yrs & 480 homes have been saved
how much money has been spent to prevent coastal erosion
35 million
number of homes saved from coastal erosion
480
how many metres of coastline secured
390 metres
problems of management
- Expensive for small community.
- Protection will only last 50yrs
- Expectation that they should continue to protect the area
how long will coastal protection last
50 years
phase 1 of management
in 1995 sea wall and promenade with rock armour built east of the mouth of the river Lim
phase 2 of management
- 2005-2007 at a cost of £17million
- old wooden groynes replaced by big stone groynes
- Beach replenished with sand to absorb wave energy & protect sea wall & sea front from erosion.
- Rock armour added
- Drain improvements & weighing down of the front of the cliff
phase 3 of management
- in 2013 Built 390m stretch of sea wall in the eastern part of the town.
- cost of £20million
- largest and most complex coastal protection scheme in England.
benefits of management
- Long term protection against erosion.
- More sand on beach – better for tourism.
- New promenade – able to walk along whole beach at high tide.
- Calmer conditions for boats in the harbour
- Town more secure & safe.
hazards of lyme regis
- landslides and slumps
- rising sea levels and storms
geology and location
located on actively eroding coastline
powerfull waves erode the base of the cliffs causing them to be unstable
landslides and slumps
- cliffs are prone to landslides
- in 2008 a 400meter section of land slipped onto the beach and 9 beach chalets demolished
rising sea levels and storms
- caused by climate change
- Lyme Regis’ beaches could be underwater by 2050.
- Storms averages are much greater
- sea level is rising by 3.3mm each year
