soft engineering

Question 1

what is beach nourishment

Answer 1

attempt to replace material that has been lost due to LSD

Question 2

+ of beach nourishment

Answer 2

• cheap and easy to maintain
• natural
• increases tourist potential

Question 3

• of beach nourishment

Answer 3

-needs constanst maintainance

Question 4

example and cost of beach nourishment

Answer 4

Gold coast Miami, £3,000 for 100m

Question 5

what is dune regeneration

Answer 5

replanting vulnberable areas with plants, boardwalks

Question 6

+ of dune regeneration

Answer 6

• maintains natural environment
• cheap
• provides important wildflife habits

Question 7

• of dune regeneration

Answer 7

• time consuming

- people don’t always respond positively

Question 8

examples and cost of dune regeneration

Answer 8

Liadd beach, £200-2,000 per 100m

Question 9

what is managed retreat

Answer 9

abandoming current line of defence and developing the exposed land

Question 10

+ of managaed retreat

Answer 10

• cheap

- encourages development of beaches

Question 11

• of managed retreat

Answer 11

-people need compensated for their loss of buildings

Question 12

examples and cost of managed retreat

Answer 12

California

Question 13

what is land use management

Answer 13

addressing peoples behaviour to local community

Question 14

+ of land use management

Answer 14

appropriate and sustainable

Question 15

• of land use management

Answer 15

some people might not want the land to be resitriced

Question 16

examples and cost of land use management

Answer 16

cost vairies

Question 17

what is do nothing

Answer 17

allowing natural environemtn to take its coarse and pay compensation to those affected

Question 18

+ of do nothing

Answer 18

• cheapest

- environmentally friendly

Question 19

• of do nothing

Answer 19

loss of valuble tourist facilities

Question 20

cost of do nothig

Answer 20

free