Sandbanks, Dorset Management CS Flashcards
What is Sandbanks, Dorest?
A 1km peninsula
separates much of Poole Harbour from Poole Bay
Who are responsible for the management of Sandbanks?
Poole Borough Council and the Environment Agency
Poole Harbour Commissioners
Why does sandbanks need managing? (4 Economic Reasons)
large number of high value commercial properties built on it - including
Sandbanks Hotel & Haven Hotel
Worth around £1 Billion
Has a Blue Flag award for water quality,
and being gently sloping it is safe for family swimming, making it a tourist attraction
At the end of the peninsula there is an entrance to Poole Harbour, LSD risks clogging this trade route
Why does sandbanks need managing? (1 Environmental Reason)
Climate change has meant that sea levels will rise by 0.6m and could breach the peninsula at the lowest point, effectively cutting it off from the mainland
What 2 management strategies have been put in place along sandbanks?
Rock Groynes
Beach Nourishment
Why have rock groynes been implemented?
To limit the movement of sediment along the beach and try to build up wider, sandy beach
what are the intentional impacts of rock groynes at sandbanks?
Absorbed the wave energy and helped to reduce erosion, at 1.6m per yr without Rock Groynes
Also helped to stop the Poole harbour entrance from getting blocked
Why is beach nourishment being used at sandbanks?
They use beach nourishment to try and keep the beach wide and sandy
what are the intentional impacts of Beach nourishment at sandbanks?
it has helped reduce the rates of erosion
Also taking sand from the harbour entrance helps to prevent it from clogging
What are the unintentional impacts of Management strategies at Sandbanks?
The aim of management was to “hold the the line” and prevent any further erosion
Instead The schemes have been so successful that it has resulted in the increase of beach width
