HOLDERNESS CASE STUDY
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- Holderness Case Study
- Easily eroded rock type- cliffs made of till.
- Narrow beaches- beaches slow the wave power down reducing erosion.
- Narrow beaches protect the cliffs less.
- Flamborough head stops sediment from the north replenishing the beaches along Holderness.
- Coastal defences at mappleton stop beaches being formed.
- REASONS
- Narrow beaches protect the cliffs less.
- Powerful waves due to the long fetch and the coast faces the dominant wind and wave direction
- Property prices along the coast have fallen sharply for those houses at risk of erosion
- Around 30 villages have been lost since Roman times.
- SOCIAL IMPACTS
- Around 30 villages have been lost since Roman times.
- Some SSSI's (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) are threatened.
- The Lagoons near Easington has a colony of over 1% of the British population of little terns. The erosion would destroy this.
- ENVIROMENT
- Visitor numbers in Bridlington hace dropped by 30% between 1998 abd 2006
- Caravan parks are at risk e.g Seaside Caravan park at Ulrome is losing an average of 10 pitches a year
- £2 million spent at Mappleton in 1991 to protect the coast
- Gas terminal at Easington is at risk and is accounted for 25% of Britains gas supply (25m from cliff edge)
- £2 million spent at Mappleton in 1991 to protect the coast
- 80 000 squar metres of farmland is lost each year. Terrible for farmers.
- Gas terminal at Easington is at risk and is accounted for 25% of Britains gas supply (25m from cliff edge)
- ECONOMIC IMPACTS
- Caravan parks are at risk e.g Seaside Caravan park at Ulrome is losing an average of 10 pitches a year
- £2 million spent at Mappleton in 1991 to protect the coast
- £2 million spent at Mappleton in 1991 to protect the coast
- 80 000 squar metres of farmland is lost each year. Terrible for farmers.
- Caravan parks are at risk e.g Seaside Caravan park at Ulrome is losing an average of 10 pitches a year
- Caravan parks are at risk e.g Seaside Caravan park at Ulrome is losing an average of 10 pitches a year
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