Case Study of Hard Engineering Coastal Management at Minehead, Somerset

• Watch the video here of how the areas have been managed, write down the specifics!

• Turn to p165 in your text book. • Google earth tour.

Minehead BBC news article

• Read and highlight the relevant information on the article that give any more detail on this valuable case study.

Your Turn!

• Use the laptops to create a poster that explains the three different types of coastal defences at Minehead.

• Include lots of photos and a map of the area, here’s a very basic example of mine that I have started …

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Minehead Coastal Managment – HARD STRATEGIES!

Where?

What?

1. Sea Wall 2. Rock Armour 3. Rock Groynes

Who paid for it?

What did it cost?

When was it done?