Bournemouth Vs Barton

Question 1

Reasons to protect

Answer 1

• Coastal defences been present for 100 years
• Coastal erosion of 1m per year, huge damage will occur without the defences
• Tourism worth £472.8m per year, key to the local and regional economy
• Tourism employs 11 604 people in the town
• 3000 homes at risk from erosion so a huge amount of local public support for the protection schemes
• 100 businesses at risk

Question 2

What defences have been put in place in Dorset

Answer 2

• New 17-year plan agreed in 2015
• Total cost of the scheme is estimated to be around £50 million
• Replacement of the 53 groynes which currently protect the coast and have done since 1915
long groyne’ at the end of the beach to be replaced and prevent any material from moving further down the coast.

Question 3

What issues does this cause for Barton

Answer 3

Noticeable loss of beach material and acceleration of erosion

Despite some localised rock armour erosion rates at Barton are up to 3m per year and homes and static caravans have been lost to the sea.