Wallasea island Flashcards
0
Q
Why managed retreat?
A
Reduce flood risk in Burnham
Creates 115 hectares of new wetlands, economic activity
Land is low value anyway
Improve fishing, wildlife
1
Q
What was the management plan?
A
Managed Retreat
2
Q
What were the stages of development?
A
2 new sea walls built
Earth bund to separate salt and fresh water
700 000 tonnes of mud pumped ashore
New marsh
May 2006 final landscaping took place ‘in the dry’
Walls breached allow tide in
Wetland form
3
Q
Advantages Social
A
Flood risk low
Tourism
Recreational
4
Q
Advantages Economic
A
Wetlands
Tourism Jobs
5
Q
Adv Environmental
A
Animals return wildlife
Fishing
Bird nesting
6
Q
Disadvantage only economic
A
£12 million scheme
