Defences along Holderness coastline
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- Created on: 01-11-14 19:50
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- Geography coasts case study- Mappleton, Holderness
- Erosion is happening fast
- Geology is weak
- Mostly boulder clay
- No structure and not compacted
- Mostly boulder clay
- Only a small beach
- Geology is weak
- Defending the coastline
- 14 villages taken by the sea
- Bridlington, Withernsea and Hornsea are protected because of tourism
- Mappleton is protected because it is cheaper than moving the B1242 road
- Mappleton was 50km from the sea but is now 1km
- Sustainable management
- None of the defences will last a long time
- Businesses are allowed to move into agricultural land
- For every 4 caravans lost 5 will be built
- Spurn point is being held in place because of shipping and the lifeboat service
- Arguments for defending the coastline
- Villages, homes and businesses protected
- Attract tourists meaning more money
- Cheaper to build defences than to relocate people and rebuild infrastrucute
- Arguments against defending the coastline
- Areas to the south are eroded more e.g. Aldborough south of Mappleton
- Costs a lot of money to build and maintain defences
- Not sustainable to only protect certain parts of the coastline
- Rocks and material will need to be replaced
- Erosion is happening fast
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