25% of total marks

Key Concepts

• COASTAL MANAGEMENT

– Coastal defence

– Hard engineering; Soft engineering

– Hold the Line; Advance the Line;

– Do nothing – no active intervention

– Managed retreat

– Shoreline Management Plans

– Cost Benefit Analysis

– Sustainability

Key Concepts

• COASTAL PROCESSES

– Wave erosion – hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition

– Longshore Drift

– Deposition

– Weathering and massmovement

Key Concepts

• ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

• COASTAL LANDUSE

– Beach activity

– Backshore landuse

– Economic value

It is very important to DESCRIBE, JUSTIFY and EVALUATE your methods

METHODOLGY – Primary data collection

• DESCRIPTION – say what you did, describe HOW you collected the data. Mention sampling methods

• JUSTIFICATION – say WHY you collected the data – how does it relate to your hypothesis or question and key concepts

• EVALUATION – comment on the STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES of your data collection methods, say whether you think it is accurate and valid data, and where errors could have occurred.

METHODOLGY – Primary data collection

• COASTAL DEFENCES – Location

– Distance of each type – trundle wheel

– Observation, description, photographing,

– Bi-polar analysis of different types

Extension possibilities

Questionaires; Interviews – harbourmaster?

East (Back) Beach – type & state of defences, phase 4 plans

METHODOLGY – Primary data collection

• COASTAL PROCESSES

– Beach transects – to compare beach size and shape

– Selective sampling

• W & E of Monmouth Beach – unprotected, unmanaged

• W & E of Town Beach – protected, soft & hard engineering

– Pebble analysis – size and shape (Long axis & Power’s scale)

• Random sampling along transect line

Extension possibilities

– Description & evidence of weathering & mass movement

METHODOLGY – Primary data collection

• ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – EQI at site of each transect

Extension possibilities

• BEACH ACTIVITY – Beach activity surveys; Beach user counts

• LANDUSE – Mapping & describing

– Assessing value

– Interviewing businesses – different views

METHODOLGY – Secondary data collection

• GEOGRAPHICAL TEXT BOOKS

• HISTORICAL RECORDS

• OLD PHOTOGRAPHS

• NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS

• COUNCIL RECORDS AND PLANS

• INTERNET RESEARCH Do remember to keep a record of your sources of

information – the books you used, or internet websites and again remember it is important to evaluate resources

Homework: Carry out some background research which may help you with your assessment. Make some notes which you may use and don’t forget to record the source material and try to evaluate its validity

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