Management techniques at Pevensey Bay, east Sussex, England.

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  • Created by: hamishc
  • Created on: 01-02-16 21:32

Pevensey Bay beach managment methods:

Beach replenishment:

  • Sediment is added to the beach
  • Sediment comes from dredging elsewhere.
  • Aims to increase distance waves travel to reach cliffs.
  • Reduce waves erosive power.

Groynes:

  • 25000 cubic meters of sediment are transported past pevensey every year.
  • groynes used to…

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