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Cards (9)
Management: Groynes
Positives: traps
sediment
, increases
length
of
beach
, reduces
energy
in
waves
Negatives:
visual pollution
, prevents
movement
,
expensive
Management: rock armour
Positives: saves the B1242, absorbs
wave
energy, gas
terminal
protected
Negatives: expensive, increased
erosion
further south
Location:
East
coast of
England
Reasons - housing Bridlington,
Hornsea
, and Mappleton are home to
50,000
Reasons - tourism
Millions of tourists visit each year bringing money to the local economy
B1242
road connects to the towns
Reason - industrial activity
Land used for farming (agriculture) and
Eastington
that supplies
gas
across the UK
Conflict
Buisness owners vrs
cost
of
protection
(other towns don't get protected
Conflict
Road
protected vrs houses to
South
at risk
Conflict
Gas supply
for the
UK
vs cost of protection (other towns don't get protected)