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Case Study: Holderness Coast Defences

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Issues Surrounding Coastal Management in Holderness

Coastal management in Holderness has reduced the risk of erosion in Mappleton, but increased the risk further south. This has resulted in social, economic and environmental issues:

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More protection has had to be installed

  • In 1999, rock armour had to be put in place to protect a 1km section of coastline near the gas terminal at Easington. This cost £6.6 million.

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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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