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Description
Mind Map by Jodie Goodacre, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jodie Goodacre
over 11 years ago
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Competition for Coasts
- The nature of coasts
- Land
- Shape, Relief, Presence or
lack of beach, Structure,
Resistance of rocks, Sub-aerial
processes, River Sediments
and Coastal ecosystems.
- Shape, Relief, Presence or
lack of beach, Structure,
Resistance of rocks, Sub-aerial
processes, River Sediments
and Coastal ecosystems.
- Weather and Climate
- Wind strength and
direction, Rainfall and
temperature, Storms
and Surges
- Wind strength and
direction, Rainfall and
temperature, Storms
and Surges
- Human Activities
- Intervention in natural
systems, Use of land for
development and
Exploitation of resources
- Intervention in natural
systems, Use of land for
development and
Exploitation of resources
- Sea
- Marine ecosystems,
Wave energy and
direction, Size and
type of waves, Local
currents and
Longshore drift, Tidal
changes and Water Depth.
- Marine ecosystems,
Wave energy and
direction, Size and
type of waves, Local
currents and
Longshore drift, Tidal
changes and Water Depth.
- Land
- Goods and Services
- Food crops
- Meat and fish
- Building material
- Water source
- Energy via biomass
- Genetic resources for medicine etc.
- Climate regeneration
- Air purification
- Water control
- Flood protection
- Water purification
- Cycling of nutrients
- Generation of humus to produce soil
- Biodiversity
- Provision of habitats
- Aesthetic enjoyment
- Recreation
- Gene pool for the future
- Employment opportunity
- Food crops
- In 1990, around 30% of the world's population lived on the coast
- By 2002 that figure had risen to around 40%
- By 2002 that figure had risen to around 40%
- Some of the world's fasted growing megacities are on the coast
- e.g. Lagos (Nigeria) and Shanghai (China)
- e.g. Lagos (Nigeria) and Shanghai (China)
- Coastal development timeline
- c. 1000 - Early concentration of population
encouraged by food security and transport
opportunities
- c. 1300 - Some settlements became
seats of political and economic power
- c. 1600 - European
colonisation of the
Americas, Asia and
Australia
- c. 1750 - Industrialisation
brings prosperity to ports
handling raw materials
and manufactured goods
- c. 1800 - Increased security of coast
encourages settlement growth
- c. 1850 - Tourism takes off
- c. 1970 - Exploitation of offshore oil and
natural gas
- c. 1980 Growth of water-based recreation
- c. 2000 - Coastal areas are
possible providers of wind
and tidal power
- c. 1000 - Early concentration of population
encouraged by food security and transport
opportunities
- Benidorm
- Population of 67,000 but in
summer peak season it exceeds
half a million
- Development of Benidorm as a coastal resort started in 1954
- Became popular with British Tourists in the 1960s
- Good night-life
- All beaches have blue flag status
- Population is ageing
- Increase of 11% in people
over 65 in the last 2 years
- Built up
- Population of 67,000 but in
summer peak season it exceeds
half a million
- Boscombe, UK
- On south coast near Bournemouth
- Europe's first Artificial surf reef
- The reef will occupy approx. 1 hectare
- Made from large geotextile sand bags
- Made from large geotextile sand bags
- Average 77 good surf days a year
- Capable of hosting 10,000 surf
visits a year
- Cost around £1.1 million
- Generate image value of £10 million per year
- Thought that the reef will strengthen defences
- On south coast near Bournemouth
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