Unit 2 - Coasts Case Studies Flashcards
What percentage of people in Australia live on the coast?
60%
What percentage of Australia is urban?
90%
Why are there more people living on the coast in Australia?
It is cost effective, people are leaving their dying farms for the coast
What is the percentage increase of people living on the coast in Spain?
1.2%
Why are people in Spain choosing to live on the coast?
Cheaper housing, equable climate
What is the property worth along the coast in Florida?
$1.9 trillion
What is the Costa Dorada’s capacity for tourist in comparison with the number it receives?
500,000 : 3.5 million
What about Weymouth makes it attractive for living?
Sheltered
300+ ships in centre
Trains to London every half hour
What was the main strategy in Poole harbour for coping with pressure?
Zoning
What were the three zones in Poole Harbour (A, B and C)
A= Developed residential area B= The main body of water C= protected site for birds and wildlife
What area of the Poole harbour is protected marsh land
300 hectares
How many waterfowl are protected in the Ramsar site
20,000
What are the two strategies of the public recreational water zone?
£50 per 2 weeks jet ski fine
6 knot speed limit
How much will the Proposed Severn Barrage plan cost? And how long to build?
£30 billion, 12 years
Who is a stakeholder in the Severn barrage project who is for the plan?
Peter Hain, Former Welsh Secretary
What are 2 positives that Peter Hain comments on about the barrage project?
20,000 jobs, and 30,000 in supply
7% of Britain’s energy generated
Who is against the barrage project?
Martin Salter, Angling trust
What does Martin Salter propose as the faults in the project?
‘24/7 fish mincers’
30 species of birds will be affected
What are the positives of the Dibden Bay container project in the Southampton Solent?
Flat land Deep water (ria) Agglomeration of industry
What are the negatives of the Dibden bay container port project in the Southampton Solent?
Sewage disposal
Leisure usage affected
Industrial development
Who are the positive stakeholders in the Dibden Bay container port project?
General workers union (jobs) Southampton council (knock on effects)
Which stakeholders are against the Dibden bay container port project?
RSPB (habitats lost)
Locals (bad for quality of life)
How many homes and hospitals are at risk from flooding along the London Thames area?
500,000 homes and 16 hospitals
Why is the Gateway Project in a suitable area of London?
10% unemployed in the area
Low grade farmland
Patch defences
What are the increasing coastal risks for Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) such as Bangladesh?
159 cyclones sice 1877
Cyclone risk spans the whole coastline
Which towns along the coast of Holderness are being defended?
Bridlington
Withernsea
Hornsea
And Mappleton at power station
Which towns/areas along the Holderness Coast are not being defended?
Kilnsea and Spurn head
How has erosion effected Kilnsea and how is it being managed?
Lost 300 metres of land over 150 years
Soft engineering:
Draining Ditches for the estuary and the sea
Who are the Stakeholder along the Holderness Coast?
NFU
English Heritage
Environment agency
How is the Sefton Coast being managed in Liverpool?
Spatial zoning
What are the Zones within the Sefton coast?
In high intensity areas there are (National NR):
Marked paths
No dogs
Low intensity areas (Local NR):
Nothing
