Holderness - Coastal Management

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  • Created by: JCSL
  • Created on: 04-04-16 14:37
How is Bridlington protected?
Has a 4.7km long sea wall and wooden groynes
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How is Hornsea protected?
Has a sea wall, wooden groynes and rock armour
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How is Mappleton protected?
Has 2 rock groynes (built 1991, cost £2 million) to protect village and coastal road
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How is Withernsea protected?
Has groynes and sea wall with some added rock armour in front after wall damaged in storm, 1992.
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How is Spurn Head protected?
Has groynes and rock amour, also protecting Humber Estuary behind
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Give an example of how groynes have effected erosion rates
Groynes increase erosion down the coast, e.g. Cowden Farm south of Mappleton at risk
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Give three ways less material moving down the coast effects erosion
Less to slow flood water increases risk of flooding in Humber Estuary / Less increases rate of coastal retreat down Lincolnshire Coast / Spurn Head at risk of being eroded away as less new material added
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Why do the defences get more expensive to maintain once put in place?
Protected areas form headlands which are more heavily eroded so more expensive to maintain defences
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How is Hornsea protected?

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Has a sea wall, wooden groynes and rock armour

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How is Mappleton protected?

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How is Withernsea protected?

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How is Spurn Head protected?

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