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Case Study: Holderness Coast Management

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Coastal Management in Holderness

Holderness has reduced the risk or erosion at Mappleton by introducing a £2 million coastal management scheme in 1991. The scheme involved two hard engineering strategies:

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Rock groynes

  • The rock groynes have stopped beach material being moved south from Mappleton along the coast.
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Rock armour

  • Rock armour was placed at the foot of the cliffs. This helped restrict the impact of the crashing waves.

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1Physical Geography

1.1River Environments

1.2Coastal Environments

1.3Hazardous Environments - Tropical Cyclones

1.4Hazardous Environments - Earthquakes & Volcanoes

2Human Geography

3Global Issues

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