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Summary Coastal Management
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Summary of coastal management solutions with advantages and disadvantages. Includes hard and soft engineering solutions.
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1.
What is hard engineering?
Answer: Man-made defences against flooding and erosion.
2.
Why would a sea wall need to be maintained?
Answer: The waves will erode the wall.
3.
What are gabions?
Answer: Rock-filled wire cages
4.
What natural process do groynes prevent?
Answer: Longshore drift
5.
What is managed retreat?
Answer: Letting the sea to flood the land.
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