Soft Engineering

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Soft Engineering

Advantages

  • Salt marshes are effective barriers against strong currents.
  • They're cheaper than hard engineering.
  • Provides better quality of beach for locals and tourists.
  • Beneficial to wildlife

Disadvantages

  • Maintenance can be expensive.
  • Very time consuming.
  • Can easily be destroyed; storms, walking residents, horse riding etc.

Evaluation

They're cheaper and look better than hard engineering but they are less effective to protect the vulnerable land.

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