Case Study: Holderness Coast Defences
Geography: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 1.2.20
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:
Loss of land
Loss of habitat on Spurn Head
Operation of coastguard and lifeboat services threatened
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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Where has the risk of erosion increased on the Holderness coast because of management strategies?