sand banks dorset

Question 1

need for management

Answer 1

~ property price 10 mill mansions, 2 mill apartments
~some of peninsula 2m above sea level
~beaches major tourist attraction
~resident properties in high demand - 4th most expensive
~ protection to poole harbour- home to many yacht clubs and mansions

Question 2

management strategies

Answer 2

~without management erosion of 1m yearly
~beach recharge
-current cost £20m^2
-total over 3.5 mill sediment added to poole harbour
-trail dumping in 2015 cost £3mill -only 3% of dropped sediment reached beach after 18 months

Question 3

rock groynes

Answer 3

~absorb energy from waves- reducing erosion
~minimise movement of sediment across beach
~ restricts sediment + flowing towards poole harbour - keeps access for boats
~Along the coastline between Sandbanks and Hengistbury Head in Poole Bay, there are 79 groynes, with 25 of them being made of rock and 54 of wood. Along the coastline between Sandbanks and Hengistbury Head in Poole Bay, there are 79 groynes, with 25 of them being made of rock and 54 of wood.