EQ3 Flashcards

(8 cards)

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Groynes

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Prevents lsd, traps sand and shingle. Dissipates wave energy reducing erosion- hard -quite expensive

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Seawall

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Reflects wave energy, recurred shape for uses energy put to sea - hard - expensive

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Beach refurbishment

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Builds up beach height, beach absorbs wave energy and prevents waves breaking at cliff - soft - cheap

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Slope stabilisation

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Vegetation planted stabilising soil, drainage pipes place reducing water pressure and saturation. Reduce mass movement. Keeps cliff in place. Expensive and difficult to install. Soft

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Sea level change- global warming

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Rise of about 30cm - 1m by 2100. Icebergs on land melting not sea.

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Storm surge

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Air pressure falls to low levels

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Holistic integrated coastal zone management.

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Looking at the coastline as a whole and choosing only some places that are worth protecting. Some other places don’t get protected as they might not be worth the cost

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Holistic ICZM bad views

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Could mean people have to move out of homes form the coast as they are not getting protected

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