Case Study - Boscastle - Mindmap in GCSE Geography

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Boscastle
- Location
  - Boscastle is a village on the North Coast of Cornwall
  - It's surrounded by steep-valley sides
- Management Scheme
  - Soft
    - Dead trees/ vegetation are removed so that they don't block the river channel during floods
    - A gauge monitors water levels and improves flood prediction
    - The car park has been raised and left as an area that can flood
  - Hard
    - A new flood wall has been built
    - The river channel has been deepened and widened
    - The river embankment has been strengthened
    - The old bridge has been replaced (higher arch)
- Impacts
  - Environmental
    - The new channel has been engineered to look natural and to function as a normal river
    - Vegetation/ river habitats are managed. Biodiversity/ river habitats have improved
  - Social
    - Boscastle is a safer place to live
    - Many residents don't like the new bridge - don't think that it's in keeping with the character of the village
    - The scheme can't protect against large floods
    - Residents lives were disrupted by rebuilding projects for years
  - Economic
    - Homes are safer, so there is less risk of damage, loss of stock/ business and rising insurance
    - The cost was over £4 million
In 2004, a flashflood caused millions of pounds worth of damage. There were no modern flood defences. In 2008, a flood management scheme was completed

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