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Happisburgh; case study

Author: Hannah Wolfendale



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Norfolk, Haysborough- fastly eroding coastline and may not be there in 30 years. No where more effeated by erosion in Norfolk than Happisburgh coastline. Erosion is irratic 20 years time, will lose 97m of coastline. Homes, roads already been lost to erosion 1959- Sea defences built slow down erosion, erosion rate decreased Changes in governement meant funding no longer avaliable by central government (??) 1990 Storm, 2015 4000 tonnes Rock Armour added, local contributions and local council paid Softer rocks sucseptble to erosion even during the summer months. Hard Engineering. 15 million pounds to fix. Landscape approach, management shore plan, allowing time for people to move.


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