NE Norfolk Coastal Management Case Study 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal environmentsASAQA Created by: india3010Created on: 27-04-15 10:14 What direction does the sediment drift go? North to South 1 of 17 Why is erosion a problem? The dominationg winds 2 of 17 What type of protection was installed in the 1950's? Timber defences 3 of 17 What happened in the 1990's? Identified the need to replace existing defences 4 of 17 What type of protection was ment to be installed in 2001? Rock groynes these were rejected due to financial and technical grounds 5 of 17 What type of protection was installed in 2002? 4,000 tonnes of rock were put in front of the cliffs (base) 6 of 17 What plan was preposed in 2006? No active intervention 7 of 17 In 2007 the rock bund was extended by £50,000 how was this funded? Local buy a rock appeal 8 of 17 Name 3 social impacts of erosion loss of houses, loss of shops and ammenaties, people have had to move 9 of 17 Name 3 economic impacts of erosion Loss of shops ect, Businesses shut down, No accsess to the beach 10 of 17 Name 2 environmental impacts of erosion Loss of natural habitats, crop and cattle fields are lossed 11 of 17 What type of stratagie was drawn up at Sea Palling? Beach management 12 of 17 How many tonnes of boulders have been put infront of the sea wall? 100,000 tonnes 13 of 17 How many cubic meters of sand has been used to replenish the beach? 1 million 14 of 17 How many off shore bars have been built? 4 15 of 17 What are 2 negative opinions? Development will effect beaches down the coast, heratage sites have not been protected 16 of 17 What is the posative opinion? Protection will stop erosion adding to the towns value and tourism 17 of 17
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