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This resulted in a lot of work being carried out to protect this weakened area. Events, such as these, highlight the importance of coastal protection. An article highlighting the importance of cliff and coastal defences. Unfortunately, this incident ended with a fatality.
Theses results could raise some management issues that may need to be addressed i.e. restrictions of people walking on the hills, management of paths etc. Traffic count - In pairs we counted the traffic going one way along the road that we were assigned to.
Impacts on the environment of the affected area The impacts on the environment in Boscastle was very bad. Debris and mud was left everywhere and this had to be cleaned up so that people could get past. Roads were blocked off by the floodwater, making any access difficult except from the air.
The Tourism Incentives Law of 1982, amended in 1993, was enacted for encouraging, guiding and regulating tourism development, most of which takes place in coastal areas. The Council of Ministers can declare 'tourism regions, areas and centres' and all state land in these areas is given to the disposal of
This effect is due to the decreasing stability of soils immediately downstream of dams through the lack of replenishment of fertile soils. Silts from upstream not only physically replenish delta areas, but also the fertility of the marine environment, providing nutrition for the basis of many food webs, particularly in relatively nutrient poor seas such as the Mediterranean.
This is an example of how a coastline can erode quicker than others. Part 2 ? My view on: 'The British coastline should be better protected against the threat of coastal erosion' For many decades the approach to rapid coastal erosion was to build up sea defences, to try and slow down or even stop the erosion.
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