The Coastal Zone- Barton-On-Sea

Location: Coastal Village in Hampshire, South England.

Reasons for Cliff Collapse: - South-West winds with a 3000 mile fetch attack the base of the cliffs by hydraulic power and abrasion.

- Sub-aerial processes, like weathering, weaken the rock, and then mass movement, such as slumping and rock fall, lead to collapse.

- Permeable sands lie on top of impermeable clay, so that when heavy rainfall collects, it makes the sand too heavy causing collapse.

- Extensive building on the cliff increases the weight on the soft ground causing collapse.

- Large groynes have prevented sediment from reaching the bays promting more erosion.

Social Economical Environmental

- House values decrease making it harder for people to move away.

- House insurance increases, as the damage risk is higher.

- Lifes are put at risk, as coastal footpaths likely to collapse.

- Disrupted beaches might put off tourists, reducing income to businesses and jobs e.g. cafes and hotels.

- Coastal roads at put at risk, and need to be repaired or diverted.

- Cliff collapse exposes fossils: Cliffs at the Naish Farm Holiday Village have been allowed to erode making them a SSSI.

- Cliff collapse ruins the area's natural beauty.