CBAs

Question 1

What does CBA stand for

Answer 1

Cost benefit analysis

Question 2

What does a CBA provide

Answer 2

Provides an economic assessment of whether a coastal defence is financially justified

Question 3

What does a CBA compare

Answer 3

A CBA compares the cost of construction and long term maintenance with the wpvalue of the assets protects, such as homes, farmland and transport routes

Question 4

Where is the role of CBAs especially important

Answer 4

Especially important where funding is limited

Question 5

What does CBAs prioritise

Answer 5

Helps prioritise which stretches of coastline recurve protection and which may be spdesignated to No Active Intervention

Question 6

Limitations of a CBA

Answer 6

It can undervalue environmental benefits such as biodiversity or recreational use which are difficult to express in money terms and may result in unequal outcome from more wealthy areas being more protected