Approaches to managing risks associated with coastal recession and flooding (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Hard Engineering
Hard Engineering
Coastal management involving construction of man-made structures
Soft Engineering
Soft Engineering
Coastal management working with natural features
Rip-rap purpose
Rip-rap purpose
Break up & dissipate wave energy, protect sea walls
Sea wall cost per metre
Sea wall cost per metre
£5000 per m
Groynes function
Groynes function
Prevent LSD & encourage deposition, build wider beach
Terminal groyne syndrome
Terminal groyne syndrome
Erosion downdrift caused by groynes
Beach nourishment
Beach nourishment
Replaces beach sediments eroded or transported by LSD
Managed Retreat
Managed Retreat
Area set aside for sea to flood or erode
Sustainable coastal management
Sustainable coastal management
Using coastal resources without reducing future generations' ability to use them
Dune stabilisation purpose
Dune stabilisation purpose
Natural barrier to sea level rise & storm waves