Medmerry Flashcards
1
Q
Location
A
near Chichester, West Sussex, on the south coast of England
2
Q
Land use
A
mainly used for farming and caravan parks
3
Q
Previous defences
A
Low sea wall
4
Q
Cost
A
£28 million
5
Q
What type of coastal management were they doing
A
Managed retreat
6
Q
why did they deliberately breach the existing sea defences
A
So the sea flooded the land
7
Q
Why did they create a large natural salt marsh
A
To act as a buffer zone
8
Q
Why were Embankments constructed
A
To protect farmland, caravan parks, and roads
9
Q
Why was a wildlife habitat established
A
to encourage visitors
10
Q
Why is this managed retreat
A
existing sea defences were breached deliberately to let the sea reclaim the land
