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coasts
Coastal management
Sea wall
Located at the foot of the cliff
Prevent flooding and erosuon
Groyne
Infront of area facing coastal erosion
Increases distance between wave and coasts
Ripraps
Rocks and stones put against cliff
Will most likely gett moved by sea
Revetments
Slanted barriers at base of cliff
Expensive
EROSION AT COASTS
Corrasion
Large waaves hurl beach material at cliff
Corrosion
Salts and acids slowly dissolve a cliff
Hydraulic actiom
Force of waves compresses air in cliff
Attrtion
Waves cause stones to collide and disintegrate
coastal opportunities
job opportunities
sports
Transportation
coastal threats
Landslides
flooding
coastal erosion
Soft engineering
Beach nourishment
Adds sand and shingle to the beach
Increases distance between waves and cliffs
Marshland
Limits area which waves can reacch
Prevnts flooding
Beach stabilisation
Plant dead trees in sand to stabilise
Lowers profile of beach