Coastal management

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  • Created by: lotty3056
  • Created on: 16-06-16 18:47
Islands of big rocks built out at sea near the coastline
Offshore Breakwater
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Piles of often imported boulders placed along the coastline (other name for it instead of rock armor)
Rip Rap
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Big ships pump sand from the bottom of the sea bed onto beaches
Beach replenishment
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Concrete wall that reflects wave energy back into the sea
Recurved sea wall
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Wooden (or rock) fences that are built out from the coastline into the sea
Groynes
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....... installed into soft rock cliffs and allow the water to get out of the cliffs much quicker then natural flow
Drainage Pipes
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Absorbs wave energy and you can't access the rock of the coastline behind it
Flat sea wall
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Wooden fences built along the coastline
Revetment
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Cost nothing and you do nothing
Managed retreat
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Metal cages with rocks inside
Gabions
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Card 2

Front

Piles of often imported boulders placed along the coastline (other name for it instead of rock armor)

Back

Rip Rap

Card 3

Front

Big ships pump sand from the bottom of the sea bed onto beaches

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Concrete wall that reflects wave energy back into the sea

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Wooden (or rock) fences that are built out from the coastline into the sea

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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