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This photo
shows coastal
management
at Hornsea in
Yorkshire:
(a) Identify the coastal management feature at A.
(1 mark)
Groyne
(b) Briey describe how coastal management feature
B protects the coastline. (2 marks)
Rocks prevent damage to the sea wall by absorbing
wave power and trapping beach sand.
Coastal management
Coastal
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Outline the main advantages and disadvantages of hard engineering methods
which are used to protect coasts.
(6 marks)
Coasts can be managed in different ways to defend them against the sea.
Hard engineering
A traditional approach to protecting coasts involves building structures.

Protects cliffs and

buildings

Expensive

Sand reduces wave

energy and maintains
tourism

Expensive

People and activities avoid

erosion by moving inland

Expensive

Reduces slippage

Foot of cliff still needs

protection from the waves

Prevents sea
removing sand

Exposes other
areas of coastline

Rocks absorb
wave energy

Expensive

Waves break on reef

and lose power

Expensive and may

interfere with shing
Holistic management or soft engineering
This approach looks at factors such as tourism, as well as the nature of the rocks and waves.
Part (b) says describe. You need to
develop your answer to get full marks.
Groynes
Rip rap
Off-shore reef
Cliff regrading
Beach replenishment
Managed
retreat
Sea wall
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Coastal management
1 Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: an example of coastal defences on the south coast of England.
Identify the type of coastal defence shown in Figure 1 and briefy describe how it works.
(2 marks)
Type of coastal defence:
How it works:

2 For a named location, explain the costs and
benefts of using either hard engineering or soft
engineering (sustainable) approaches. (6 marks)
Named location: Cromer in Norfolk
Along the north Norfolk Coast around Cromer hard engineering approaches have been used
for the last 50 years. A main type of defence is groynes. These are made from expensive
hardwood and only have a limited lifespan before they get damaged or disintegrate. However
they are very effective at slowing longshore drift and preserving the tourism beaches.
Another type of hard coastal defence is

Coastal
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Read the question carefully. You only need
to talk about either hard or sustainable (soft)
coastal approaches. To get full marks, you
need to write about costs and benefts.
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