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Definition of hard engineering

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building structures along coast (usually at the base of a cliff or beach)
-looking to prevent erosion

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Name 2 disadvantages of hard engineering

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  • high costs

- coastlines made visually unattractive

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Definition of soft engineering

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designed to work with natural processes in coastal system to manage not necessarily prevent erosion

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What is a cost-benefit analysis

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process carried out before a coastal management project is given the go-ahead

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What is a cost-benefit analysis

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tool used to help decide whether defending a coastline from flooding and/ or erosion is ‘worth it’

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Definition of tangible

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where costs and benefits are known and can be given a monetary value (building costs)

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Definition of intangible

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where costs may be difficult to assess but are important

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What is an environmental impact assessment

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process that aims to identify:

  • short-term impacts on the coastal environment construction
  • long-term impacts of building new sea defences
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What does an environmental impact assessment include assessments of

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  • impacts on water movement and sediment flow- could affect marine ecosystems due to sediment load
  • impacts on water quality- could affect sensitive marine species
  • possible changes to flora and fauna (marine plants, fish, shellfish, marine mammals)
  • wider environmental impacts: air quality, noise pollution- during construction
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Name the 4 approaches to coastal management

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  • hold the line- existing coastal defences are maintained (sea wall/ rock armour)
  • advance the line- build new defences out at sea –> reduce stress on current defences
  • retreat the line- move people out of danger zones behind new line of coastal defence
  • do nothing- deal with effects of flooding as they come/ ignore them
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What is terminal groyne syndrome

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where higher rates of erosion occur immediately after a set of coastal defences have finished

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Give an example of a place where terminal groyne syndrome has occurred

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groynes built at Hornsea to protect the town starved Mappleton (further down) of sediment

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Name 3 issues for residents living along the Holderness coastline of which erodes at 2m per year

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  • falling property values
  • loss of access of roads, paths
  • inability to sell their property- possibility of loss to erosion
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Meaning of an economic loss

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Loss of (or damage to) property : homes, businesses, farmland,

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Meaning of a social loss

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impacts on people: relocation, loss of livelihood (job), impacts on health

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Meaning of an environmental loss

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loss of coastal ecosystems, habitats

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Name 3 reasons why economic losses from erosion are localised and small

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  • erosion is incremental -> small no of properties affected over long period
  • properties at risk lose value before destroyed -> potential buyers recognise risk
  • high populated areas -> protected by defences -> reduces erosion
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Name 3 issues those living on the Holderness Coastline which erodes 2m per year face (economically)

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  • falling property values
  • inability to sell proerpties
  • loss of their major asset and cost of getting a new home
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Name 3 issues those living on the Holderness Coastline which erodes 2m per year face (socially)

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  • loss in amenity value -> coastline visually scarred -> loss of tourism, community
  • loss of access to roads, paths
  • increased cost to owners of cliff-top caravan parks -> have to keep moving caravns -> relocation -> stress
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Give the cause, economic cost and social cost of the North Sea flood in Netherlands, 1953

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Cause -> mid-latitude depression moving south through North Sea generating a 5m storm surge

economic cost: almost 10% of Dutch farmland flooded

40,000 buildings damaged
10,000 buildings destroyed

social cost: 1800 deaths

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Give the cause, economic cost and social cost of the UK 2013-14 (Winter Storms)

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Cause- by coastal and other flooding from a succession of depressions and their storm surges

economic cost- damage of £1 billion

social cost - 17 deaths

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What are environmental refugees

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those forced to leave their homes because of natural processes (landslides/ erosion/ rising sea levels)

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Name 2 advantages of hard engineering

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  • reassuring -> somethings being done to portect those at risk
  • ‘one off’ solution -> can protect coastline for decades
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Name the 5 different types of hard engineering

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Groynes
Sea Wall
Rip Rap (rock armour)
Revetments
rock breakwater
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What are groynes and what are there purposes

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-vertical stone or timber ‘fences’ -> perpendicular to coast -> spaced along the beach

prevent longshore drift

encourage deposition -> wider, higher beach.

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Explain 2 advantages and disadvanategs of groynes

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+deposition- builds up beach- increases tourism

+not too expensive

  • starve beaches further along coast- terminal groyne syndrome
  • unnatural
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What are sea walls and what are there purposes

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made of steel/ concrete - at foot of cliff or top of beach- usually curved

  • physical barrier against erosion
  • flood barriers
  • dissipate wave energy
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Explain 2 advantages and disadvantages of groynes

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+effective prevention of erosion

+often have promenade for ppl to walk on

  • unnatural
  • expensive to build & maintain
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What are rip rap and what are there purposes

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Large rock boulders placed at bottom of cliff/ top of beach

  • break up and dissipate wave energy
  • prevent undercutting of cliff
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Explain 2 advantages and disadvantages of rip rap

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+relatively cheap

+can be used to sunbathe/ fish on

  • intrusive
  • can be dangerous for ppl clambering on them
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What are revetments and what are there purposes

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sloping wooden, concrete/ rock structures- placed at foot of cliff/ top of beach

  • absorb wave energy
  • reduce swash distance -> encourage inflitration
  • Reduce erosion on dune faces and mud banks
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Explain 2 advantages and disadvantages of revetments

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+inexpensive to build

  • intrusive
  • can need high levels of maintenance
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What are rock breakwaters and what are there purposes

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submerged rock barrier

-forces waves to break offshore, rather than at the coast -> reducing wave energy and erosive force

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Explain 2 advantages and disadvantages of rock breakwaters

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+effective permeable barrier

  • unappealing
  • potential navigation hazard
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Name 2 advantages of soft engineering

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  • cheaper in long term

- less obvious and intrusive at coast

36
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Name 2 disadvantages of soft engineering

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-not suitable for all coasts

37
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Name the 3 types of soft engineering

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Beach Nourishment

Cliff Regrading and Drainage

Dune stabilisation

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What is beach nourishment and what is its purpose

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addition of sand/ pebbles to an existing beach -> higher and wider

-to replace sediment lost by erosion

  • to enlarge beach
  • > dissipates wave energy and reduces erosion
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Explain 2 advantages and disadvantages of beach nourishment

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+cheap and easy to maintain
+natural looking

-needs constant maintenance due to erosion, longshore drift

40
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What is Cliff Regrading and Drainage and what is its purpose

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cliff regarding- reducing angle of cliff -> stablise it

drainage- removes water -> prevent landslides, slumping

to keep cliffs stable

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Explain 2 advantages and disadvantages of Cliff Regrading and Drainage

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+drainage is cost-effective
+regrading works where other methods dont: on clay, loose rock

  • regrading causes cliff to retreat
  • drained cliffs -> dry out -> collapse
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What is Dune stabilisation and what is its purpose

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when marram grass is planted to stabilise dunes

-> reduces erosion by wind and water.

43
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Explain 2 advantages and disadvantages of Dune stabilisation

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+provides habitats
+cheap and sustainable

-time consuming to plant marram grass

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Name 6 forms of sustainable coastal management

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Managing natural resources (fish, farmland, water supply) to ensure long-term productivity

Managing flood and erosion risk where possible, or relocating to safe areas

Creating alternative livelihoods before existing ones are lost to the sea

Adapting to sea level rise by relocating, alternative building methods and water supplies

Educating communities to understand why change is needed and how to adapt

Monitoring coastal change and adapting to unexpected trends

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Name 4 reasons why sustainable coastal management causes conflict

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disagreement over how coast should be protected from threats

people are forced to relocate

some erosion and flooding will always occur (unable to divert/protect)

future sea level rise is uncertain, so plans may be altered

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Give 2 reasons as to why adopting sustainable coastal management may lead to conflict

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coastal natural resources -> used to less in order to protect them -> some ppl lose income

future trends, such as sea level rise, may change, -> uncertainty -> change plan.

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What are the economic losses from coastal recession?

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housing
businesses
agricultural land
infrastructure

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What are the social losses from coastal recession?

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relocation
loss of livelihood
amenity value

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What are the environmental losses from coastal recession?

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loss of coastal ecosystems and habitats

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What are the social, economic and environmental losses due to recession on the Holderness Coast?

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SOCIAL - 30 villages lost since Roman times, many are reliant on tourism, potential loss of livelihood

ECONOMIC - visitor numbers dropping, 80,000 m2 of farmland is lost each year, it is predicted 200 homes and roads will fall into the sea by 2100

ENVIRONMENTAL - Spurn Head losing diversity due to sediment erosion, sites of specific scientific interest being destroyed

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Why is erosion a problem for the Holderness coast?

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Longshore drift - material moved through sediment cell

Geology - made of unconsolidated boulder clay which is easily eroded (glacial period deposits), little resistance

Fetch - 500 to 800km fetch means more destructive waves

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What are the different coastal hard engineering strategies?

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groynes
sea walls
rip rap/rock armour
revetments
offshore breakwaters

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What are the coastal soft engineering strategies?

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beach nourishment
cliff stabilisation/regrading
dune stabilisation

54
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What is sustainable coastal management?

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Managing the wider coastal zone in terms of people and their economic livelihoods, social and cultural wellbeing and safety from coastal hazards, as well as minimising environmental and ecological impacts

55
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What must be included within sustainable coastal management?

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managing natural resources
managing flood and erosion risk
creating alternative livelihoods before existing ones are lost
adapting to sea level rise by relocation
educating communities
monitoring coastal change

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What is ICZM?

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Integrated coastal zone management

Holistic approach that involves all stakeholders

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What are the 3 key characteristics of ICZM?

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entire coastal zone managed - all ecosystems, resources and human activity

recognises importance of coastal zone to people’s livelihoods

management must be sustainable and ‘environmentally appropriate’

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What is a littoral cell?

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All coastlines divide up into these ‘cells’ which contain sediment sources, transport paths and sinks. Each cell is managed as an integrated unit by a SMP

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What is a SMP?

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Shoreline Management Plan

-created to help with coastal management

-identifies physical, human activity within coastline area of each sediment cell

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What are the 4 policies available for coastal management in the UK?

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No active intervention: land allowed to flood/eroded with no actions taken

Strategic (managed) realignment: coastline allowed to move naturally, but ‘directed’ in certain areas

Hold the line: build/maintain coastal defences

Advance the line: build new coastal defences seaward of existing coastline, often involves land reclamation

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What is cost-benefit analysis?

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A process used to help decide if defending a coastline is economically justifiable

-benefits must outweigh costs for project to be given go ahead

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Name the 3 organisations responsible for coastal decision making

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-CBA- cost benefit analysis

-ICZM- integrated coastal zone management

-SMPs - shoreline management plans

63
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What is an EIA?

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Environmental Impact Asessment
A process that aims to identify short term impacts on environment from construction and the long term impacts of building new defences/changing policy

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What strategies have been used in the Holderness Coast’s SMP?

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Some areas are ‘hold the line’ but others are ‘do nothing’

£2 million groyne at Mappleton in 1992 - impacts on Great Cowden (do nothing)

Easington 1km long revetment

Hornsea 1.86km of concrete sea walls

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How effective is management on the Holderness Coast?

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The artificially defended locations create non-eroding ‘hard points’ which interrupt natural processes (dynamic equilibrium of sediment cell)

This will create new bays and ‘headlands’ as beaches reorient themselves

Terminal groyne syndrome – starving one beach of sediment because of groynes

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Give 3 examples of winners created as a result of coastal management

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-groynes -> protect valuable infrastructure (hotels, cafes, houses) -> encourage tourism, protect livelihoods

-larger beach -> protects backshore habitats -> ^ biodiversity -> happy environmental pressure groups

-offshore breakwaters -> decrease wave energy -> reduces erosion risk -> safeguards properties

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GIve 3 examples of losers created by coastal management

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-sea walls -> visually unappealing & high cost -> may detract tourists

-groynes -> terminal groyne syndrome -> strave areas downstream of sediment -> ^ coastal recession in these areas

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