SMP6: East Norfolk Flashcards
SMP stands for
Shoreline Management Plan
Bacton gas terminal handles…../…… of teh UK’s gas supply
1/3
a £… million sand scaping project wass combined with new …………….and…………….to protect the cliff at bacton gas terminal
£ 22 million
new rip-rap and groynes
Norfolk loses …………….m3 of sediment offshore a year
75,000 m3
IN Happisburgh, a……………………..nothing approach has been adopted after …………m of land was lost from 2004-07
- do nothing approach
- 20m land lost
in Wintertown, a ………………………approach has been used due to the vast levels of soil starvation which have increased erosion rates there after groynes were built updrift in …………………………………
- do nothing
- Sea Palling
in Happisburgh, the collapse of investment led to homes being valued at £….. in 201…
£1 in 2014
in Sea Palling, a ……..km-long sand dune ridge which protects the Broadland Area
14km long
The Broadland Area attracts over……….visiotrs a year and generrates £…….for the Norfolk economy
7 million visitors a year
£400 million a year
In Sea Palling, advance the line was used in …….at a cost of £ ……… and with a maintenance cost of £…… a year
……..m3 of sand was used in the original defences
1996
£15.9 million
Maintenance of £2 million a year
Used 1.4 million m3 of sand for defence
Now in Sea Palling, the new management approach is:
Because:
Retreat the line through managed retreat
Will stop the unsustainble yearly beach recharge of Sea Palling uaing sand from down drift and will create a buffer area of wetland to protect the Broadland Area better and encourage species diversity
The defences at the Bacton Gas Terminal will last for an estimated…………. and then the facility will either be………..or……….
100 years (until 2100) Either be moved, or left to form an island due to erosional processes
