SMP

Question 1

Hold the line

Answer 1

Maintaining the coastal position of the coastline, use hard engineering methods

Question 2

Advance the line

Answer 2

Extending coastlines out to sea encouraging beach nourishment and groynes

Question 3

Managed retreat

Answer 3

Allowing coastline to retreat in a managed way

Question 4

Do nothing

Answer 4

Let nature take its course

Factors considered, economic value and ecological/cultural value of land

Question 5

Morecambe and Heysham

Answer 5

Along this coastline it has adopted hold the line for the majority
Involves a mix of traditional hard engineering techniques with more contemporary methods to improve potential for sustainable management

Question 6

Examples

Answer 6

Rock armour/rip rap to enhance and protect existing sea wall
Boulders of limestone were placed along the majority of the existing promenade
Rock groynes were built in front of towns
Beach nourishment in Heysham

Question 7

Holderness coast

Answer 7

Bridlington popular sea side coast 4.7 km of rock wall and groynes
Hornsea population of 7,500, residential and tourist
Sea wall, rock armour, groynes and beach nourishment

Question 8

• holderness

Answer 8

Groynes cause further erosion down the coast

SMP for the Holderness have suggested doing nothing in less populated areas caused anger

Question 9

+ Holderness

Answer 9

Locally have been successful

Erosion now takes place at a much slower pace, villages more protected

Question 10

Managed retreat

Answer 10

abandoning current line of sea defences
salt marshes develop which reduce wave power
Natural defence to erosion and creates habitat for wildlife
Land is lost and landowners will need to be compensated