sustainable coastal management Flashcards
(26 cards)
what does sustainable mean
-ability of community/management to endure over time whilst maintaining health, resources, function
what things are included in sustainable coastal management
-managing flood and erosion risk
-creating alternative livelihoods before current ones are lost to sea
-adapting to rising sea levels by relocating and using alternative building methods
-educating communities to understand why change is needed
-monitoring coastal change and adapting to unexpected trends
-managing natural resources
what is sustainable coastal management
-managing the wider coastal zone
-in terms of people, their economic livelihoods, social and cultural wellbeing and safety
-and also minimising environmental and ecological impacts
what does the UK employ for a holistic and sustainable approach of management
-integrated coastal zone management
-contains 22 shoreline management plans
what do SMPs include
-hold/advance the line
-managed retreat
-do nothing
what does a holistic approach mean
-view that systems and how they operate viewed as a whole not just a collection of parts
-more holistic = more sustainable?
what must u consider when aiming to be sustainable
-the future
-the spatial scale (hierarchy of processes and landscapes)
-physical processes, human activity, funding, sediment movement
-a holistic view
what is the management plan for sediment cells
-managed as either one unit or in sub units
-managed as an SMP
who provides the funding and oversight of SMPs
Defra
who are decisions about SMPs made by and example
-local councils
-e.g. east riding council for the Holderness
how do the councils decide on either of the 4 options for an SMP
-cost benefit analysis
-environmental impact assessments
issue with CBAs
-automatically favour urban space over rural
-creating significant conflict
what does no active intervention include
-no investment in defending against flooding/erosion
-coast allowed to erode
what does hold the line include
-building or maintaining coastal defences so position of shoreline remains same over time
what does managed retreat include
-allowing coastline to move naturally in
-manage the process to direct it in certain areas
what does advance the line include
-build new coastal defences on seaward side of existing coastline
what’s the primary aim of the SMP
-manage coastal flooding and erosion risk
-recognise diff values and ways to manage the coast
what’s the case study of a holistic and sustainable coastal management approach
-chattogram, Bangladesh
what project are chattogram using
-coastal climate resilient infrastructure project
-supported by the Asian development bank
what does the chattogram coastal climate resilient infrastructure project include
-improving road connections whilst raising embankments to 60cm above normal flood levels
-creating new market areas with sheds raised on platforms above expected 2050 sea level
-constructing, improving, extending 25 cyclone shelters
-build over 100 more cyclone shelters on vulnerable coasts
-training in climate resilience and adaptation measures
what does chattograms embankments help with and in the past 50yrs how many have they built
-making road connections resistant to coastal erosion
-built 4000km of coastal embankments
how much of Bangladesh’s GDP is being used on their coastal defences
2.5%
why did the Asian development bank not require a full environmental impact assessment
as it is a collection of small schemes
positives of the coastal climate resilient infrastructure project (environmental assessment and review framework)
-alleviate poverty by 10%
-generating income opportunities
-adapting to climate change
-reducing disaster risk
