Geography -- Overall results of mine head
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- Created on: 12-06-18 21:32
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- Overall results of Minehead study
- We found lots of information out of form our survey fo over 50 people
- We interviewed these people in the centre fo Minehead
- Around a quarter lived here, and half were visiting
- Of these people around 60% strongly approved of the sea defences and 18% disapproved
- Almost half of the people thought that there was little problem with flooding, and 35% did not know
- Around a third believe that there was the right amount of defences, and 20% believed that more could be done
- Cost
- we looked at the cost of sea defences in Minehead which was around £13,000,000 over a ten year period
- The value of the property defended was around £156,000,000
- The cost/benefit ratio was 1:11.5
- Bi-polar evaluation
- Said the beach nourishment was attractive, safe and enhances the habitat
- But, is expensive and does not protect from erosion
- Th sea wall had s long lifespan, protected against erosion but was not as safe
- Said the beach nourishment was attractive, safe and enhances the habitat
- We found lots of information out of form our survey fo over 50 people
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