Coastal Environments- Management Sefton Coast Flashcards
1
Q
Type?
A
Soft engineering
2
Q
Where?
A
North of Liverpool, England
3
Q
What?
A
Largest dune area in uk (17km)
4
Q
When?
A
Formby point of Sefton coast lost 700m land between 1920-70
5
Q
Problem
A
Rate of erosion 5m per year
One of europes fastest eroding coastlines
6
Q
Causes
A
Coastline made of soft rock
Human-dredging, hard defences built, stops adjacent areas building up
7
Q
Causes
A
storms, destructive waves
8
Q
Response
A
Sefton Coast Management Scheme set up-1980s
Fencing off sand dunes
9
Q
Response…
A
Banning off road vehicles
Planting trees-trap sand
Wooden posts in front of dunes-dune regeneration
10
Q
Response
A
Controlling extraction of sand from beach
