North Norfolk Coast - Happisburgh 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal environmentsCase studiesASAQA Created by: niamhhardman11Created on: 27-04-15 22:06 location East Anglia, South England 1 of 9 village Happisburgh - 850 residents 2 of 9 erosion amount 2-8m/yr after damage of defences in 1995. (soft rock cliffs of london clay and sand.) 3 of 9 properties affected 25 lost in sea & used to cost £80,000 now worth £1 NEGATIVE EQUITY. 4 of 9 tourism effect loss of £347m annually (e.g closure of cliff top tea room) 5 of 9 gold courses 3 golf courses under threat e.g. cromer 6 of 9 revetments and groynes built in 1958 reduced erosion to 50cm/yr BUT destroyed in 1995 by strong storm 7 of 9 money saved by not re-building defences £41 million as not replaced after 1995 storm damage 8 of 9 rip-rap 2007 - 5,000 tonnes of granite rip-rap costing £200,000 funded by district council 9 of 9
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