Coastal Management - 4 case studies

You are to create a presentation on 4 case studies:

1. Happisburgh, Norfolk
2. Maldives
3. Namibia
4. Chittagong, Bangladesh

For the last 2 it is slightly harder to find research material. Your presentation slides can only have a title/subtitle. No other words permitted.

Try using these links

http://www.nacoma.org.na/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227604641_Conservation_and_management_of_the_Bangladesh_coastal_ecosystem_Overview_of_an_integrated_approach
http://www.academia.edu/2349449/Coastal_zone_management_Status_of_Bangladesh

For each case study you must examine, and present:

(a) physical processes (geology, how erosion is happening)
(b) what pressures there are on this coastline (population, urbanisation, economic interests)
(c) how the coastline is being managed (hard/soft engineering; ICZM)
(d) what conflicts there are between different players

Tectonics - useful weblinks

Unit 4 – Tectonics research - useful links for physical causes/tectonic theories

http://www.geo.cornell.edu/hawaii/220/PRI/PRI_PT_home.html Tectonics from Cornell University

https://www.usgs.gov/products/data-and-tools/real-time-data US Geological Survery - real-time data on natural hazards

http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/dynamicearth/ Leeds University Dynamic Earth site

http://www.vulkaner.no/v/volcan/vulkinfo2.html Volcanic hazards

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/04/forcesofnature/forces/earthquakes.html National Geographic - tectonic hazards

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/index.html PBS - animation library

Geology.com – fascinating website about tectonic hazards

http://geology.com/earthquakes/ Earthquakes

http://geology.com/volcanoes/ Volcanoes

Continental Rift System

http://nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/rift-valley/ Information about the East African Rift Valley

http://geology.com/articles/east-africa-rift.shtml

Typhoon Haiyan - why were the effects so severe?

This was our case study. To answer this question: "examine the factors that affect the severity of coastal flooding” we had to consider Typhoon Haiyan, in the Philippines, and also Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh (in the textbook).

There are two main themes that run through this idea of "severity" (how bad it is). One is the physical factors to do with the typhoon itself, and the other, larger issue is to do with human factors such as the levels of development.

Watch this documentary and make notes on BOTH the physical and human factors. Then write the essay.

Factors contributing to coastal flooding

Y12 - for today. Please create  an A3 revision/summary sheet for the work on Bangladesh. Specifically, the section that focuses on the impacts of cyclone Sidr. Then please look at the impacts of storm surges in the UK.

Pages 134-137