coastal defences

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place where their are offshore breakwaters
seapailling
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what do offshore breakwaters do
form constructive waves
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hold the line needs
high value land
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this dissipates wave energy
gabion
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hold the line needs
high land value
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example of hold the line
rhyl
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managed retreat salt marsh example
abbots hall farm
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managed retreat sand dunes example
point of ayr
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do nothing example
isle of whight
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a saltmarsh does what apart from combat coastal squeeze
create a halosere
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low value land=?
managed retreat
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an example of a hold the line defence
sea wall
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what do offshore breakwaters do

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form constructive waves

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hold the line needs

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this dissipates wave energy

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hold the line needs

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