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Abbots Farm Case Study
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- 1Where is Abbots farm?The Black Water Estuary
- 2What did the CBA of Abbots farm show?-Farm land economically unsustainable to defend against eorions/ flooding
-Expensive sea wall costly to maintain - 3Why was abbots farm prone to flooding?-Area of very low laying land
- 4Why was advancing the line environmentally unsustainable?Coastal squeeze caused the recession of salt marsh against the sea wall
- 5Explain coastal squeez1. Normally salt marsh migrates inland with rising sea levels
2. Salt marsh can't migrate with a large physical barrier
3. Sea wall is a large physical barrier
4.Coastal squeeze removes natural salt marsh which acts as a natural sea defense - 6What rate has Essex's salt marsh been eroded?60% has been eroded in the last 10 years
- 7What is the SMP being used at abbots farm?Managed realignment
- 8How much land is being used for the SMP?4000 hectors of abbots farm
- 9What is the environmental aim of the Abbots farm scheme?Allow the salt marshes the form inland creating natural equilibrium with the sea
- 10What aspect of the scheme has been geared towards maintaining marine biodiversity?-Large fresh water lake was created to maintain the fresh water biodiversity
-Salt marsh is a natural habitat for migrating birds - 11How has the SMP been economically sustainable?- Reduced cost from maintenance of sea wall
-Salt marsh cattle very expensive
-Created ecotourism attraction for bird watching
-Abbots farm owners compensated well - 12How did the SMP improve the environmental quality?Allowed reef beds to grow which filters toxins from the water
- 13Who were the key players in Abbots farm SMP?-Farm owners (compensated)
-Environmentalists (habitats maintained)
-Local gov (economically sust SMP)
-Businesses (protected from flooding)
-Fishermen (EIA ensured impact minimal)
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- A-level Geography (Coasts) Flashcards on Abbots Farm Case Study, created by Jack Rowe on 28/06/2020.
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- Jack Rowe · Jun 2020
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- Jun 28, 2020
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