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Sussex Coast Case Studies (coastal environments at a local scale) Flashcards

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What are the 3 UK local coast studies that demonstrate a range of processes and management strategies

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Pevensey Bay
Bognor Regis
West Wittering

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All 3 local UK case studies are located on the…coast

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Sussex

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Pevensey Bay location

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South East of England, Sussex Coast, county of East Sussex. Neighbouring coastal towns include Eastbourne to the south west and Bexhill to the north east.

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West Wittering location

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South East of England, Sussex Coast, county of West Sussex. It is on the Manhood Peninsula in the mouth of Chichester Harbour and Chichester is the nearest city to the north east

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West Wittering is on the…Peninsula

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Manhood

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Bognor Regis location

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South East of England, Sussex coast, county of West Sussex,

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2 major transport routes in Pevensey Bay

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A259 Road
Railway Line (between Portsmouth to the west and Hastings to the east)

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The railway line that passes through Pevensey Bay goes between…to the west and …to the east

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Portsmouth
Hastings

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True or false, Pevensey Bay, Bognor Regis and West Wittering are all high lying areas

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False, they are all low lying

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In Pevensey Bay the prevailing wind is from the ….and moves beach material…via longshore drift

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South West
North East

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At…there is a net loss of 25,000 metres cubed of beach material every year

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Pevensey Bay

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At Pevensey Bay there is a net loss of……metres cubed of beach material every year

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25,000

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The shingle ridge that is present in Pevensey Bay goes between… and…and is…km long

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Eastbourne
Bexhill
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Put theses places in the order that they appear on the coastline from west to east
Pevensey Bay
Bognor Regis
West Wittering
Eastbourne
Hastings
Bexhill

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West Wittering
Bognor Regis
Eastbourne
Pevensey Bay
Bexhill
Hastings

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Biggest risk facing Pevensey Bay is…

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Coastal flooding
(Due to area being low lying- a 1 in 20 year storm could breach the shingle beach, taking away the vital natural barrier that absorbs wave energy and reduces the risk of flooding)

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A 1 in…year storm at Pevensey Bay could breach the shingle beach (removing the essential natural barrier that it provides against flooding by absorbing wave energy)

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Pevensey Bay is using a….Coastal management strategy consisting of …which is soft engineering

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Hold the line (keep the current position of the coastline where it is)
Beach nourishment

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Pevensey Bay are using beach nourishment to protect the coastline and ‘hold the line’. How are they adding the shingle to the beach

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Flat bottomed sea barge
Called Sospan Dau
It scrapes shingle from the sea bed and sprays it onto the beach close to where it’s needed
Excavators and bulldozers redistribute the shingle once it’s been sprayed into the beach

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Pevensey Bay use a…called the Sospan Dau to spray shingle onto the beach close to where it’s needed

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Flat-bottomed sea barge

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Pevensey Bay use a flat-bottomed sea barge called the …to spray shingle onto teh beach close to where it’s needed

A

Sospan Dau

21
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At Pevensey Bay the experimental use of…are being used to help build up the shingle ridge

A

Old tyres
(The discarded tyres are laid down and covered thickly with shingle- this not only reuses a waste product that’s difficult to dispose of but by creating a wider beach more wave energy is absorbed which reduces the risk of flooding)

22
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Why is the flat bottomed sea barge used for beach nourishment at Pevensey Bay more environmentally sustainable than the traditional use of lorries

A

There is less air pollution and a lot less CO2 emissions

23
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The current coastal management at Pevensey Bay protects…properties

A

10,000
(Some of these properties are in the neighbouring areas)

24
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The current coastal management at Pevensey Bay protects …nature reserves and an SSSI Wetland site

A

2

25
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The coastal management at …protects 10,000 properties, 2 nature reserves, an SSSI Wetlands site, the A259 road, a railway line and farmland

A

Pevensey Bay

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SSSI stands for…

A

Site of special scientific interest

27
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At Bognor Regis beach material is moved…to… (what direction)

A

West
East

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Biggest risk at Bognor Regis is…and…

A

Coastal flooding
Overtopping (where the waves pose a threat to people on the beach, promenade and road and vehicles on the road)

29
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Is the volume of sediment at Bognor Regis beach increasing or decreasing and why

A

Increasing
Due to them using groynes as coastal management which prevent the further movement of sediment by longshore drift

30
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The coastal management at Bognor Regis protects the…holiday camp, …properties (including in Elmer to the East)

A

Butlins
5034

31
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Bognor Regis are using a …coastal management strategy which involves using …and…which are hard engineering strategies

A

Hold the line
Groynes, a sea wall

32
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Both Pevensey Bay and Bognor Regis are using a …strategy however whilst Pevensey Bay are using soft engineering strategies (beach nourishment), Bognor Regis are using hard engineering strategies (sea wall and groynes)

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Hold the line

33
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Are Bognor Regis using hard or soft engineering to ‘hold the line’

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Hard

34
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Are Pevensey Bay using hard or soft engineering to ‘hold the line’

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Soft

35
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Out of Pevensey Bay and Bognor Regis which has had a net loss of beach sediment and which has had a net gain of beach sediment in the last years

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Pevensey Bay= net loss (looses 25,000 metres cubed of beach material per year)
Bognor Regis= net gain

36
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At Bognor Regis there are…timer groynes, ….rock groynes and concrete sea walls

A

92
8
(There is both a concrete sea wall and groynes in front of Butlin’s Holiday Park)

37
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At Bognor Regis there are…timer groynes, ….rock groynes and concrete sea walls

A

92
8
(There is both a concrete sea wall and groynes in front of Butlin’s Holiday Park)

38
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All key information and facts for Pevensey Bay

A

Low lying area at risk of flooding
1 in 20 year storm could breach the shingle ridge, taking away an essential natural barrier that protects the coastline from flood ding by absorbing wave energy
Shingle ridge is 9km long extending from Eastbourne to Bexhill
There is a net loss of 25,000 metres cubed of beach material per year
Longshore drift occurs from south west to north east due to south west prevailing winds
Hold the line strategy is used- soft engineering- beach nourishment:
Flat bottomed sea barge (Sospan Dau) used to spray shingle onto the beach and experimental use of tyres are also being used where shingle is added on top of them to create a wider beach
Coastal defences are protecting 10,000 properties, the A259 road, the railway line between Portsmouth and Hastings, 2 nature reserves, one SSSI wetlands site, farms

39
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All key information and facts for Bognor Regis

A

Located in south East England, West Sussex
At risk of flooding
Coastline is at risk of overtopping- waves posing threat to people on the beach/ promenade/ road and vehicles on the road
There has been a net beach sediment gain in the recent years
Low lying land
Movement of sediment from west to East
Hold the line coastal management scheme
Hard engineering- 92 timber groynes, 8 rock groynes, concrete sea wall
Butlins Holiday Park + 5034 properties at risk (includes in Elmer to the East) being protected

40
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At West Wittering sediment moves along the spit from … to…via longshore drift

A

South
North

41
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At West Wittering sediment moves between …and…in a 4-7 year cycle

A

The Winner
East Head Spit

42
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At West Wittering sediment moves between The Winner and East Head spit in a …year cycle

A

4-7

43
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At West Wittering why does sediment move between The Winner and East Head spit (in a 4-7 year cycle)

A

Storms bring powerful destructive waves that erode the beach material and the front of the embryo and fore dunes on East Head spit
The sediment is then stored offshore on the Winner sandbank
When normal/ calm sea conditions return constructive waves deposit the stored sediment back onto the beach on the spit

44
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What direction does sediment move along the beach at West Wittering and why

A

South East to north west via longshore drift
Due to wave refraction around the Isle of Wight which causes the waves to approach West Wittering from the south east in a north westerly direction (not the same direction as the prevailing wind which is from the south west)

45
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…are being used along West Wittering beach and soft engineering e.g…is being used on East Head

A

Groynes (hard engineering)
Dune regeneration (planting marram grass)

46
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…are being used along West Wittering beach and soft engineering e.g…is being used on East Head

A

Groynes (hard engineering)
Dune regeneration (planting marram grass)

47
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…are being used along West Wittering beach and soft engineering e.g…is being used on East Head

A

Groynes (hard engineering)
Dune regeneration (planting marram grass)

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