Case Study: Hard Engineering (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Morecambe scheme: total cost & years
Morecambe scheme: total cost & years
£30 million, 1989-2018
Length of Morecambe coastline protected
Length of Morecambe coastline protected
8.5 km stretch
Total rock armour installed at Morecambe
Total rock armour installed at Morecambe
436,000 tonnes
Limestone used for breakwaters
Limestone used for breakwaters
Just under 1 million tonnes
Sea wall replacement cost & period
Sea wall replacement cost & period
£11 million, 2015-2018
Properties protected by new sea wall
Properties protected by new sea wall
11,400 homes & 2,246 commercial properties
Number & size of gabion cages used
Number & size of gabion cages used
Over 500 cages, 2m × 1m × 1m each
Recurved sea wall definition
Recurved sea wall definition
Wall with curved top deflecting waves back to sea
Sand added in beach nourishment
Sand added in beach nourishment
89,000 tonnes
SSSI definition
SSSI definition
Site of Special Scientific Interest - protected UK area