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Coastal Environments How the coast is eroded Landforms and characteristic features Transport and deposition of material Coastal management issues Sustainable development of coastal environments Case study: The Yorkshire coastline: Scarborough
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Learning objectives: To look at the problems of coastal erosion Case Study: Holbeck Hall Hotel Understand approaches towards coastal protection.
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Holbeck Hall
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a stone or concrete structure built to prevent waves breaking over roads and flooding buildings. Sea wall Coastal protection
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Groynes a wood or stone structure, that stops pebbles and sand being washed along the beach by longshore drift.
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Coastal protection Gabions steel wire mesh filled with boulders used in coastal defences.
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fence-like structure that allows sea water and sediment to pass through but absorbs wave energy. Coastal protection Revetments
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Coastal protection Beach nourishment the addition of new material to a beach naturally, through the action of longshore drift or artificially, through the dumping of large amounts of material.
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large boulders dumped on the beach as part as part of coastal defences. Rip-Rap Coastal protection
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Task: 1.Name three methods of coastal protection 2.For each one… Describe how it works Explain its advantages and disadvantages for coastal management
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