soft engineering Flashcards
what is beach nourishment
attempt to replace material that has been lost due to LSD
+ of beach nourishment
- cheap and easy to maintain
- natural
- increases tourist potential
- of beach nourishment
-needs constanst maintainance
example and cost of beach nourishment
Gold coast Miami, £3,000 for 100m
what is dune regeneration
replanting vulnberable areas with plants, boardwalks
+ of dune regeneration
- maintains natural environment
- cheap
- provides important wildflife habits
- of dune regeneration
- time consuming
- people don’t always respond positively
examples and cost of dune regeneration
Liadd beach, £200-2,000 per 100m
what is managed retreat
abandoming current line of defence and developing the exposed land
+ of managaed retreat
- cheap
- encourages development of beaches
- of managed retreat
-people need compensated for their loss of buildings
examples and cost of managed retreat
California
what is land use management
addressing peoples behaviour to local community
+ of land use management
appropriate and sustainable
- of land use management
some people might not want the land to be resitriced
examples and cost of land use management
cost vairies
what is do nothing
allowing natural environemtn to take its coarse and pay compensation to those affected
+ of do nothing
- cheapest
- environmentally friendly
- of do nothing
loss of valuble tourist facilities
cost of do nothig
free
