Holderness Coast Case Study, Coastal Management

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  • Created on: 21-05-13 16:37
Where is the main area of the Holderness Coast that is being protected?
Mappelton
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How quickly was erosion taking place?
1-2 metres every year
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How many villages have been lost along the coastline since the Roman times?
29
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Why is Mappleton a main focus?
It has a major road running through it which would be very expensive to move.
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What has been built at Mappelton and when?
Groynes in 1991
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How much are they?
£6000 each
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What are the defences at Mappelton made from?
Tropical hardwood
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What impacts have the groynes had?
There is almost no beach south of them, cliff erosion there has increased to 20m in some years.
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What in particular has been lost?
Great Cowden Farm
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How quickly was erosion taking place?

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1-2 metres every year

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How many villages have been lost along the coastline since the Roman times?

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Why is Mappleton a main focus?

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What has been built at Mappelton and when?

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Bethany

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This is excellent. Good for AQA AS Coasts too, as well as GCSE :) 

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