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Flashcards in Costal Managment Deck (6)
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1
Q

Give some examples of hard engineering stratagies with expenses

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Sea wall - £6000/m
Groynes - £5000 each (every 200 meters ish)
Tidal barrier (retractable barriers) - extremely expensive in the millions

2
Q

Give some disadvantages of hard engineering strategies other than cost

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Sea walls can be viewed as ugly
Groynes potentially disrupt long shore drift and hence increase erosion elsewhere
Off shore breakwaters could prove to be navigational hazard
Spending a lot of money in one place can lead to unrest eleswhwere down the coast where people aren’t being protected

3
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Give some examples of soft engineering and their costs

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Beach nourishment - £300 per meter
Dune regenration - £200 per 100 meters
Marsh creation - variable but money lost through agricultural land being lost

4
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What are some disadvantages of soft engineering?

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Can be less effective
May need constant maintance
Removes potentially arable land
Time consuming

5
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What is an SMP?

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Shoreline management projects

Act with one sediment cell and look at it as one whole closed system incorporates to some extent peoples opinions

6
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What is an ICZM?

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Integrated coastal zone management
More holistic than an SMP
Incorporates all stakeholders, i.e. Locals and NGOs
They are more dynamic stratagies and look at coasts upto a national level.