Impacts of coastal retreats

• Economic

  • Number of visitors dropped
  • Settlements unable to maintain a viable population to warrant shops
  • Money has to spent on coastal management and protection
  • The Gas Terminal in Eastington is at risk - supplies 25% of Britain's gas
  • 80,000 metres squared of farmland is lost each year
  • Predicted that 200 homes will fall into the sea by 2100
• Social

  • 30 villages lost since Roman times
  • Many settlements rely on tourism
  • Negative equity
  • East Riding Coastal Fund
• Environmental

  • Spurn Point is losing biodiversity due to lack of sediment
  • Some SSSIs (Site of Special Scientific Interest) are threatened by erosion