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. | A | Hard engineering e.g. sea walls and reventments. Used around the UK in other places with lots of success | Very effectoive especially against strog wave action. Also helps to prevent coastal flooding | Very expensive,a metre of sea wall costs over £5000, is considered ugly, can limit access to the beach for tourists, especially those with young children or disabilities. Only really a temporary solution to the problem | We have chosen this option because it will be effective and put people's lives out of danger and also it would stop the issue, eventhough it is expensive it would work and you would'nt have to worry about working there or having to keep putting maintenance there | In the news http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/8349439.stm |
. | B | Soft engineering, eg. beach replenishment. More sand on beach so reduces power of the wave | Makes less of a visual impact on the landscape so will continue to attract tourists. Could inclde off shore breakwaters that reduce the impact of waves before the hit the beach and the cliff. | Beach recharge has to be done continousyly as strong wave action removes the material. Over the long term, can work out very expensive | This option is fairly effective and does not effect the visaul land scape | |
. | C | stop all development | This could be a natural solution, This stops the main cause of the erosion which in dreadging, there has also been problems with dreding in the Gower, Wales http://gowersos.keyframe.net/ | The local economy may reply on the development activities, therefore there may be loss of jobs in the area. There isn't enough information about this idea, local residents may not want to move away | | |
. | D | Relocate poeple; move them to surrounding safe areas | this is a permanent solution. encourages natural processes | Local residents may not want to move or may not be happy with the level of compensation ofered. There isn;t really alot of information about this method so it is untested. There may be loss of jobs as employment relies on the farmland around Happisburgh - they may not be trained to do other activities | | |
. | E | Do nothing - let natural processes have their own way and let local residents and businesses sort themselves out. | no money will be spent during this process | -The situation will get even worse than it was and eventually there will be nothing left to the town.
-The town will not be able to attract tourits and will not appeal to the public. | | |
. | | | | | do nothing because its cheaper :) | |