Case Study - Lyme Regis

Question 1

location

Answer 1

• small coastal town on south coast
• part of the jurassic coast
• popular for tourists, 4000-15000
• west dorset

Question 2

reasons for coastal managements

Answer 2

• built on unstable cliffs
• eroding more rapidly than other areas
• powerful waves in the south west
• many properties have been damaged
• sea walls have been breached
• limestone rock makes up a large part of geology

Question 3

how is the coastline being managed

Answer 3

• set up by west dorset council in 90s
• there were consultation meetings
• attention paid to environment
• 5 phases

Question 4

phase1

Answer 4

• 90-95s
• sea wall + rock armour
• 2003-4, £1.4mil stabilisation works

Question 5

phase 2

Answer 5

• 2005-7
• £22mil
• new sea walls
• extend rock armour at Cobb
• beach replenishment
• general stabilisation

Question 6

phase 3

Answer 6

didn’t happen, costs outweighed benefits, merged with 2

Question 7

phase 4

Answer 7

• 2014
• cost £19.5 mil
• new wall
• extensive nailing, piling + drainage for stabilisation

Question 8

phase 5

Answer 8

• upgrading historic Cobb
• not happened yet

Question 9

postives

Answer 9

+ new beaches, increased tourism, sea front businesses thrive
+ new defences have worked
+ harbour is now protected, benefitting boat owners + fishermen

Question 10

negatives

Answer 10

• more tourism causes conflicts with residents
• some think defences spoil landscape
• new wall intefere with coastal processes + affect other areas
• stabilising cliffs stops landslips that would reveal fossils
• exepnsive (>£43mil)