Geography cliff collapse Barton-on-sea
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- Geography cliff collapse case study- Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire
- Area susceptible to erosion
- Eroded 2m a year
- No beach due to Dorset using groynes
- No friction to slow waves
- Rock is clay and sand
- Loosely bound together
- Erode more easily
- Don't have much strength
- Loosely bound together
- Small streams run into permeable sand adding weight to the cliffs
- The waves have a long fetch so are more powerful
- Permeable sand is on top of impermeable sand so the weight is heavier
- People make the situation worse
- People building on top of the cliffs
- Adds weight
- Interferes with drainage
- Groynes in Dorset stop longshore drift
- People building on top of the cliffs
- Impact of human activity
- Houses and buildings are being lost to the sea due to cliff collapse
- Land is lost for farming
- Less people will visit the area so tourists businesses will lose money
- Area susceptible to erosion
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