Coastal management
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain why different stakeholders have varying views about coastal management.
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.
Teacher tip
Try role play to allow students to put themselves in the shoes of different stakeholders. Encourage them to think about the individual needs or concerns of stakeholders and how coastal management plans could impact them particularly.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a coastline?
Q2.What causes waves to form at the coast?
Q3.What is erosion at the coast caused by?
Q4.The coastline of the UK is shaped by the processes of...
Q5.What is a risk that people face at the coastline?
Q6.Why do people live near the coast despite the risk of erosion and flooding?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a type of coastal management?
Q2.Which of these is an example of hard engineering?
Q3. are groups of people who could be affected by a coastal management plan or other project.
Q4.Which of these stakeholders would be most concerned with the financial cost of a coastal management plan?
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