Soft Engineering

Question 1

What is beach nourishment

Answer 1

Adding sand and shingle from elsewhere to the beach. It’s usually taken from another local beach or the seabed

Question 2

Benefits and coasts

Answer 2

Creates wider beaches which slows waves and give greater protection from erosion and flooding
Attracts tourism

Needs constant maintenfe as the sediment can dmeasily be washed way by the waves
Expensive

Question 3

Beach re-profiling

Answer 3

Artificial re-shaping of a beach using existing material
Bulldozers moves jingle back up the beach

Question 4

Dune regeneration

Answer 4

Restoring existing or creating new sand dunes

Question 5

Benefits and costs of dune regenerations

Answer 5

Sand dunes act as a natural physical barrier between the sea and the land
Cheap and protects Wilde life and popular with locals

Limited to a small area that is suitable for sand dunes
Needs to be aninrwined