Coping with the pressure

Coping with the pressure

1. Available space decreasing

2. Development increasing

3. Demand for space increases

4. Competition increasing

5. Conflict increasing

6. Coral reefs

   • Biodiversity
   • Protect low-lying coasts
   • Rich fish stocks
   • Recreation and tourism appeal
   • under threat from over fishing and pollution
   • Sensitive to temperature change and water quality

7. Mangroves

   • Trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics
   • Vital nurseries for fish and are rich in wildlife
   • Help create new land as the roots trap silt
   • Mangrove timber provides fuel and building material
   • Protection from storm surges
   • Asian tsunami 2004
     • Only 2 died in the area with mangroves whereas 6,000 died in a village without mangroves

8. Salt Marshes

   • Found along low coasts where boggy ground is flooded by sea water
   • Many UK salt marshes have been reclaimed for farm land
   • High biodiversity
   • Provide valuable habitats
   • Protect coastal areas
   • Threatened by human activity and changes associated with global warming

9. Dibden Bay, UK

   • Southampton, on the English South coast
   • One of the country's leading ports
   • Container-handling business has been booming in the UK for any years
   • In 2000, it became clear that the port needed to be expanded
   • Land reclamation has occurred
   • National need for more container-handling capacity
   • Southampton well placed for transatlantic container traffic
   • Job creation
   • Increased efficiency of the port
   • Beneficial knock-on effects in industries
   • More money in local economy
   • Threat to designated environmental areas
   • Dredging would be necessary
   • Risk of oil spills
   • Proximity to the New Forest National Park
   • Habitat loss
   • Visual impact
   • Traffic congestion increased by 50%
   • Urbanisation of a rural area
   • Adverse impact on quality of life
   • Port expansion better in east coast ports