Hemsby has been in the news for the last few months as storms washed away the dunes where a number of people had lived for many years, in an area called 'The Marrams', which is a give away to their location of course (shared some ideas on the importance of marram grass and sand dunes). Seven dangerous houses had to be removed.
We have the North Norfolk coast as our Distinctive Landscapes case study for OCR B GCSE Geography.
Hemsby is an area I've visited, and went down to the area following the 2013 storm surge too.
There is a new coastal road being constructed, and there may be some new chalets appearing further back from the edge as time passes.
Should these houses be given protection?
There is a new BBC Teach Big Issues programme which asks that question, with regard to Happisburgh.
Dispatches from the classroom, and life as a freelance Geographer.
Showing posts with label Sea Defences. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sea Defences. Show all posts
Coastal Mapping
I've been putting together some ideas for a resource to support my students with Coastal Management.
I've used an old GeoFile which explores the Norfolk Coast, and needs some updating, and this is where the interactive mapping comes in.
There are some useful sites which can be useful for students.
I'm grateful to Angharad Stone for sending me the links to this work in progress, which uses the available Agency Open Data.
The EA used to have a tool called What's in my Backyard, which also became flood mapping, but these maps disappeared at the end of April 2018.
Angharad has rebuilt the map as an ESRI web app.
There's also another map which has a wider scope, and maps changes in the coastline over the last few decades.
How much money is spent on coastal defences in different areas around the coast?
Try this map, featured on Github. and produced by Carbon Brief
I've used an old GeoFile which explores the Norfolk Coast, and needs some updating, and this is where the interactive mapping comes in.
There are some useful sites which can be useful for students.
I'm grateful to Angharad Stone for sending me the links to this work in progress, which uses the available Agency Open Data.
The EA used to have a tool called What's in my Backyard, which also became flood mapping, but these maps disappeared at the end of April 2018.
Angharad has rebuilt the map as an ESRI web app.
There's also another map which has a wider scope, and maps changes in the coastline over the last few decades.
How much money is spent on coastal defences in different areas around the coast?
Try this map, featured on Github. and produced by Carbon Brief
Overstrand Groyne
An image I liked from earlier in the week when in Overstrand on fieldwork for GCSE. I noticed that Bill Bryson had written about the place in his most recent book 'The Road to Little Dribbling'
Image: Alan Parkinson - CC licensed
Image: Alan Parkinson - CC licensed
Dawlish Warren Coastal Protection Scheme
Some people may find this useful. It's a scheme to protect Dawlish Warren, which will start to be constructed this month...
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