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Medmerry Managed Retreat Case Study
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- 1Strategy used.1.Building a new embankment using clay.
2.Rock armour was placed on the embankment from Norway.
3.The sea was let through to flood land. - 2Didnt use other strategies because...1. Sea wall would be breached in story weather.
2.Groynes would reduce long shore drift.
3. Farm land not cast effective to protect. - 3Reasons management needed.Shingle ridge was the only protection
- 4Previous cost due to floods per year£0.2 million
- 5Cost of the project£28 million
- 6Protection methods usedManaged retreat, Coastal realignment and Rock armor
- 7New chance of flooding1 in 1000
- 8Environmental gains300 Hectares of nature reserve
- 9Environmental lossesBadgers disturbed
- 10Economic gainsTourism increased
- 11Economic lossesLoss of crops and 3 farms
- 12Social gains10km of new footpaths, 7km of new cycle paths and new bridleways
- 13Social lossesPeople had to move out
- 14Reasons management needed.Beach re-profiling every winter costing 200,000 pounds.
- 15Reason management neededProperties 348 in Selsey flooded a water treatment plant and the main road , holiday homes .
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