explain what can be done to manage the impacts of coastal erosion

•there are lots of ways to manage coasts by simply being organised 

          •deltas (mangrove swamps) - vegetation

          •afforestation

          •warning signs

          •education of evacuation

          •monitoring methods and prediction (GPS warning) 

          •appropriate building design 

          •wealthy emergency services

•there are also practical ways in order to prevent coastal erosion 

       •some coastal defence measure are hard

Measure Photo	Name	Function	Pros	Cons
	•Groynes  (Brighton)	•prevents  longshore drift •beach can  therefore reduce  wave energy	•relatively cheap •keeps beach  tourism  •keeps most of the  beach	•maintenance  •weaker •hinders walking •increases erosion  elsewhere
	•Sea Wall  (Scarborough)	•protects buildings  and others behind •breaks and diverts  wave energy	•long lasting  •protects real  estate	•ugly •expensive •wind can undermine
	•Revetment  (Portsmouth)	•controls sediment  •breaks up and  absorbs wave  energy	•looks natural  •cheaper than sea  wall	•ugly  •needs  maintenance  •inaccessible •bad protection

•other methods are soft

Measure Photo	Name	Function	Pros	Cons
	•Rock Armour  (Hull)	•volcanic rocks  absorb wave  energy	•looks natural •inexpensive  •long time •protects base of a  cliff	•takes up lots of  beach •waves can  weaponise •ugly
	•Beach  Nourishment  (Miami Beach)	•replenishes sand •allows it to absorb  more wave energy	•natural looking •inexpensive  material •keeps tourism	•takes time •maintenance •short term  •very weak
	•Managed Retreat  (California)	•in cheap, low level  land  •encourages  natural flood  defence	•environmentally  friendly  •keeps habitats •sustainable •very cheap •no hard  management	•can’t be used for  expensive land •can’t prevent rise  in water levels •loss of farm land •loss of property  and culture