What is coastal engineering?
Starter
Coastal engineering is a type of management where strategies are put in place to protect areas from the effect of coastal erosion, transportation and deposition. Coastal engineering strategies can be categorized as being either 'hard' or 'soft'. Have a look at the following images - what coastal engineering strategies can you spot? [Hint: There are at least four in the image!]
Activities
Hard engineering
Sea walls
Groynes
Revetments
Rock Armour (Rip-Rap)
Cliff Face Strategies
Soft engineering
Beach Nourishment
Managed Retreat
'Do Nothing'
