Holderness- Coastal Management

Question 1

How much of the Holderness coastline has been protected by hard engineering?

Answer 1

11.4km

Question 2

Why has hard engineering been installed along Holderness?

Answer 2

To try to reduce the effects of erosion

Question 3

Which 2 strategies are at Bridlington?

Answer 3

Sea wall

Wooden groynes

Question 4

How long is the sea wall at Bridlington?

Answer 4

4.7km

Question 5

Which 3 strategies are at Hornsea?

Answer 5

Sea wall
Groynes
Rock armour

Question 6

What do the strategies at Hornsea protect?

Answer 6

The village from flooding and erosion

Question 7

Which 3 strategies are at Withernsea?

Answer 7

Groynes
Sea wall
Rock armour

Question 8

Why was the rock amour installed at Withernsea?

Answer 8

As the sea wall was damaged by severe storms in 1992

Question 9

Why were the groynes installed at Withernsea?

Answer 9

To widen the beach

Question 10

Which strategy is at Mappleton?

Answer 10

(2) Rock groynes

Question 11

What do the rock groynes at Mappleton protect?

Answer 11

The village and coastal road from erosion and flooding

Question 12

How much did the 2 rock groynes cost at Mappleton?

Answer 12

£2 million

Question 13

When were the 2 rock groynes installed?

Answer 13

1991

Question 14

Which 2 strategies protect Spurn Head (and the Humber Estuary)?

Answer 14

Groynes

Rock armour

Question 15

What problem have groynes caused?

Answer 15

Narrower beaches further down Holderness coast

Question 16

Name on place that is at risk of falling into the sea because of the increased erosion due to groynes?

Answer 16

Cowden Farm (south of Mappleton)

Question 17

Why have the strategies increased the risk of the Humber Estuary flooding?

Answer 17

Less material is being transported and deposited, which would slow down flood water

Question 18

Why is Spurn Head at risk of being eroded away?

Answer 18

Less new material is being added to it

Question 19

What’s forming between protected areas of the coastline?

Answer 19

Bays

Question 20

What are protected areas forming?

Answer 20

Headlands

Question 21

Why is maintaining defences becoming more expensive?

Answer 21

As the newly forming headlands are being eroded more heavily

Question 22

Which coast has now got an increased rate of coastal retreat as less new material is being added?

Answer 22

Lincolnshire Coast