Soft Engineering - Replanting Vegetation

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Soft Engineering - Replanting Vegetation

Advantages

  • Preserves beach by reducing the amount of sand being blown inland.
  • Aesthetically pleasing
  • Natural looking

Disadvantages

  • Sprinkler systems are expensive to install

Evaluation

Replanting vegetation on dunes such as grasses or salt resistant plants will stabilise low lying areas and growth acts as a barrier to wave attack.

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