Case study: Coastal Management at Lyme Regis

A case study of coastal management to assess the costs and benefits of strategies

Lyme Regis sits on one of the most unstable and actively eroding stretches of coastline in the country. Over the centuries a long line of structures, such as the famous Cobb and other sea walls, have been built to try to offer some protection against attack by the sea.

These are now failing and new strategies are needed desperately to protect the town.

What evidence is there of coastal management already?

Protection in a number of stages

• £15 million was spent on the initial works and the most recent phase of protection begun in 2013 is to cost around £19 million.

TASK Using your iPads, complete your table with the advantages and disadvantages of each of the types of protection using the source material to get you started and your own research.

Print off when finished and stick into your books.

With reference to a case study justify the strategies chosen to protect the coast.

groynes

Your turn

1. Fill in the table

2. If you have finished ….

Do some research to find out a specific for each of the other categories … e.g.

The beach nourishment now attracts

XXX people a year.

The groynes are set to last for xxx

years

With reference to a case study justify the strategies chosen to protect the coast.

(8 marks)