Medmerry Case Study Coastal Realignment Quiz

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Medmerry Case Study Coastal Realignment Quiz

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Where is Medmerry located?

West Sussex, on the south coast of England

West Sussex, on the north coast of England

South Sussex, on the west coast of England

East Sussex, on the south coast of England

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Identify the type of coastal management at Medmerry.

Coastal realignment

Dune regeneration

Beach nourishment

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What is coastal realignment also known as?

Beach nourishment

Dune regeneration

Managed advance

Managed retreat

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Identify the year the scheme started.

2013

2014

2011

2012

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Identify the year the scheme was completed.

2014

2013

2011

2012

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Why was the coastal realignment scheme needed at Medmerry?

Please select 2 correct answers

The sea wall became extensively damaged and it would be too expensive to repair.

Regular breaches in the shingle bank protecting the area.

Dune regeneration had previously failed in the area.

348 properties in Selsey, a water treatment plant and the main road between Chichester and Selsey were at risk of flooding.

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What was the cost of damage due to the shingle beach being breached in 2008?

£200,000

£5 million

£25 million

£15 million

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Which of the following are features of the Medmerry Coastal Realignment Scheme?

Please select 3 correct answers

Rock armour used to build the seaward edges of the embankment.

Rock armour encircling the protected area.

Creating a channel to collect draining water and return to the intertidal zone.

Constructing a new 7km embankment using clay from within the area.

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Which of the following are social benefits of the scheme?

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Caravan parks and Selsey’s main road route are now protected.

Extensive footpaths and cycle networks.

The site contains 300 hectares of habitat, 183 hectares of which is new.

348 properties and sewage works are now protected.

Caravan parks and Selsey’s main road route are now protected.

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Which of the following are economic benefits of the scheme?

Please select 2 correct answers

Extensive footpaths and cycle networks.

348 properties and sewage works are now protected.

The site contains 300 hectares of habitat, 183 hectares of which is new.

Caravan parks and Selsey’s main road route are now protected.

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Which of the following are environmental benefits of the scheme?

348 properties and sewage works are now protected.

The site contains 300 hectares of habitat, 183 hectares of which is new.

Caravan parks and Selsey’s main road route are now protected.

Extensive footpaths and cycle networks.

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Which of the following is a social issue of the scheme?

The project was expensive at £28 million compared to £0.2 million a year to maintain the shingle wall.

Despite extensive planning, the habitats of existing species were disturbed.

Some feel that the money should have been spent protecting more densely populated areas.

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Which of the following is an economic issue of the scheme?

Some feel that the money should have been spent protecting more densely populated areas.

Despite extensive planning, the habitats of existing species were disturbed.

The project was expensive at £28 million compared to £0.2 million a year to maintain the shingle wall.

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Which of the following is an environmental issue of the scheme?

Despite extensive planning, the habitats of existing species were disturbed.

The project was expensive at £28 million compared to £0.2 million a year to maintain the shingle wall.

Some feel that the money should have been spent protecting more densely populated areas.

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Where is Medmerry located?

Identify the type of coastal management at Medmerry.

What is coastal realignment also known as?

Identify the year the scheme started.

Identify the year the scheme was completed.

Why was the coastal realignment scheme needed at Medmerry?

What was the cost of damage due to the shingle beach being breached in 2008?

Which of the following are features of the Medmerry Coastal Realignment Scheme?

Which of the following are social benefits of the scheme?

Which of the following are economic benefits of the scheme?

Which of the following are environmental benefits of the scheme?

Which of the following is a social issue of the scheme?

Which of the following is an economic issue of the scheme?

Which of the following is an environmental issue of the scheme?

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Where is Medmerry located?

Identify the type of coastal management at Medmerry.

What is coastal realignment also known as?

Identify the year the scheme started.

Identify the year the scheme was completed.

Why was the coastal realignment scheme needed at Medmerry?

What was the cost of damage due to the shingle beach being breached in 2008?

Which of the following are features of the Medmerry Coastal Realignment Scheme?

Which of the following are social benefits of the scheme?

Which of the following are economic benefits of the scheme?

Which of the following are environmental benefits of the scheme?

Which of the following is a social issue of the scheme?

Which of the following is an economic issue of the scheme?

Which of the following is an environmental issue of the scheme?

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