COASTS CASE STUDY

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case study to show soft engineering as successful
Bacton Gas Terminal
where is Bacton Gas terminal
north coast of norfolk
outline what happened at bacton gas terminal
2 million cubic metres of sand dredges from sea bed and used along 6km of coastline to nourish beach
how much sand was used
2 million cubic metres
how long was the dune
6km
why does bacon gas terminal need protecting
-provides 1/3 of the UKs natural gas
-when it was built it was 100m from the cliff edge, now some parts are just 10
what shows this project to be successful
-dine initially thought to last 20 years, but recent analysis suggests twice as long
-will also protect 2 nearby villages
why was this natural approach better than hard engineering
protected 2 additional villages, whereas a sea wall would have given them huge flood risks
price of sea walls per metre
£5000 per metre
cost of sandscaping at bacon gas terminal
£20 million