Sandbanks (Intentional human change of a coastline) 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesCoastal environmentsASOCR Created by: Ice_FoxCreated on: 10-05-22 13:49 Location (harbour, county, country) Mouth of Poole Harbour Dorset, UK 1 of 15 Lowest section height 2m above sea level 2 of 15 Managed by Poole Harbour Commission Poole Borough Council The Environment Agency 3 of 15 Name of the management plan + aim Two Bays Shoreline Management Plan Aims to 'hold the line' of coastal erosion 4 of 15 Reasons to manage High value properties Tourism Sheltered waves for sport Keeping Poole Harbour deep 5 of 15 Names of hotels Sandbanks Hotel Haven Hotel 6 of 15 Why the beach is good for tourism Blue flag for water quality Gently sloping sandy beach 7 of 15 Yacht club name Salterns 8 of 15 Uses of the harbour Ferries to France Commercial ships 9 of 15 Predicted sea level rise at Poole Harbour 0.6m in the next 100 years 10 of 15 Strategies used to manage Groynes Beach recharge 11 of 15 Dominant direction of longshore drift East towards Hengisbury Head 12 of 15 Cost to dredge sand from the harbour £3/cubic m 13 of 15 Positives of harbour dredging Limitation of harbour dedging + cheap + reduces erosion by providing a barrier + keeps the harbour deep - continually modified, so needs to be done frequently 14 of 15 Success? Exceeds 'holding the line' Beach width increasing so line is advancing 15 of 15
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