Effects

Social

People can lose houses, businesses & livelily such as at Cliff House Farm - it went out of business and the owners were forced to leave. Also Balmstone Caravan Park has lost around 30 lards of land and around 4 properties. The Mappleton Village has lost approximately 50 houses so far.
Many fields and farmland (around 80,000 m squared) are lost meaning less room to grow food or graze cattle.
Roads can be lost making travel and access difficult
The gas terminal in Easington is at risk (it is only 25m from the cliff edge). The terminal accounts for 25 of Britain's gas supply

Economic

Money has to be spent to build coastal defences. £2 million was spent on coastal defences in Mappleton in 1991
Money has to b spent compensating peoples who's houses/businesses are lost
Coastal erosion can be discouraged tourists, which can severely effect the economy of small coastal towns.
Property prices along the coast are falling sharply for the houses at risk of erosion which makes it hard for people to move out of the area

Environmental

Beaches can be destroyed and cliffs can collapse which may destroy animal habitats.

Sewage pipes in cliffs can be broken or damaged, which can pollute the sea.

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Note on Geography - The Coastal Zone - Rapid Coastal Erosion/Coastal Management - Holderness CASE STUDY , created by laurendyer on 16/05/2015.