Coastal management
I can explain why different stakeholders have varying views about coastal management.
- Year 7
Coastal management
I can explain why different stakeholders have varying views about coastal management.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Management plans are in place in order to protect the coast.
- In England and Wales, local councils work with the government to implement Shoreline Management Plans.
- Hard and soft engineering can be used to help protect coastal areas from erosion.
- There are different groups of stakeholders in coastal areas.
- Different stakeholders support different coastal management plans.
Keywords
Hard engineering - building fixed structures to reduce coastal erosion
Soft engineering - working with nature to reduce coastal erosion
Risk - the possibility that something bad or unpleasant, such as an injury, might happen
Stakeholder - a person who has an interest in a given resource
Common misconception
That everyone involved or invested in a plan must want said coastal management project to happen to protect the coastline of an area.
In almost all cases, there are a wide range of opinions about coastal management projects, some in support of the plans and others not in favour for various reasons that they feel are important.
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