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Coastal Opportunities and Hazards - Coggle Diagram
Coastal Opportunities and Hazards
Coastal Benefits/ Opportunities
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With good development
Cleans environme
Tourist, sea food…( Economic benefits)
Flat land, easier to build houses
there are many coastal fisherie
high economy
Coastal Environmental Hazards
Typhoon
Tsunami: may be happened in lowland areas close to the sea
Coastal Erosion and Flood: where rocks are not resistant, waves are large and winds are strong
Hurricane
Storm
Relationship between Coral Reef and Mangrove
Traps sediments and nutrients for the coral
Attracts fish
Provides shelter for fish
Coral protects mangrove from erosion. Mangrove protects coral from sedimentation.
Mangrove
Provides protection against sediment
Prevents erosion
Home to many species
Coastal (Erosion) Management Strategies
Sea walls
Hard engineering techniques : sea walls and Groynes
moving sand creat beach
Soft engineering techniques: beach nourishment and managed retreat
Planting trees
Building Dams
Gabions
Groynes
Reventments