Sandbanks Flashcards
£/m^2 ???
£1161/m^2- one of the highest in England
Where is Sandbanks?
S. Coast of England in Dorset. Its a penninsula on the English channel
Need for management- high commercial value
Sandbanks hotel provides employment opportunities and generates spending in local economy
Need for management- high residencial value
4th most expensive area in the world
Many apartments cost +£2m
Need for management- beach as a tourist attraction
Winner of the blue flag award for over 30 years
Need for management- protection for poole harbour
Which is a popular safe place for water sports like sailing
Need for management- sea level rise
Predicted sea level rise by 0.6m in the next century puts a lot of the penninsula underwater
Need for management- supplies
Ships which supply goods are at risk of not being able to do so by the potential formation of a bar
Name two stakeholders. Impact of having so many stakeholders?
Poole harbour commissioners and poole harbour council
Lots of stakeholders= conflict of interest
What is the conflict of interest?
Sandbanks in the Poole Harbour sediment cell but is close to Christ church sediment cell
Some sediment used in nearshore beach replenishment travelled NE to Christchurch where it will form a spit without Christchurch’s consent
Sandbanks management strategies- rock groynes
Prevents sediment leaving the beach via LSD
Mainly funded by central gov
Costs over £1m which is relatively cheap
Prevents 1.6m/yr erosion rates
✅successful
Sandbanks management strategies- beach recharge
Rainbows dredged sediment onto beaches (dredging necessary to prevent bar)
✅waves break further from buildings
✅decreases risk of deficit by adding onto the beach
❌£20/m^3 = expensive
❌unecologically friendly.
❌unsuccessful
Sandbanks management strategies- nearshore beach replenishment
Waves break earlier= weaker backwash
✅£ 3/m^3 = cheap
✅more sustainable
✅decreased risk of deficit by waves because waves naturally add sediment onto beach
❌contraversial
