Lyme Regis

Question 1

where is Lyme Regis?

Answer 1

• South coast of UK, located in SW Dorset

- makes up the Jurrasic coast

Question 2

what are the opportunities in Lyme Regis?

Answer 2

• tourism is the biggest industry
• 37.5k people employed within the tourism sector
• Dorset coast generates 800mil per year
• world heritage site

Question 3

what are the hazards?

Answer 3

• rapid rates of coastal erosion and landslides
• the sea erodes the cliffs at the bottom making them unstable
• erosion of the cobb
• erosion of the groynes and jetties

Question 4

what existing management is evident?

Answer 4

• management plan divided in 4 zones and phases
• spent more than 35mil on since 1994 to prevent erosion
• 480 homes have been saved from damage

Question 5

what are the problems with the existing management?

Answer 5

• it was an expensive form of management for such a small community
• the protection would only last 50 years

Question 6

what strategies are in place?

Answer 6

• Phase 1: built a new sea wall with rock armour east of the mouth of the river
• Phase 2: cost 17mil, removal of wooden groynes and replaced with stone groynes. Beach was replenished to absorb wave energy and protect the sea wall. rock armour added to the end of the cobb
• Phase 4: built a sea wall, slopes stabilised. Cost 19.5mill

Question 7

what are the benefits of all the coastal management?

Answer 7

• long term protection against destructive coastal erosion

- better for tourism as beach is longer