How much of the holderness is protected by hard engineering?
11.4km of 61km
What is Bridlington protected by?
4.7km long sea wall
What is at Hornsea?
Concrete sea wall, timber groynes and riprap
What did a land owner do?
Gabions to protect his caravan park
Why does holderness need to be managed?
Retreated about 4km over the last 2000 years, around 30 villages have been lost
What could ongoing erosion cause?
1) Loss of settlements- in skipsea 80,000km2 of farmland is lost on holderness
2) loss of infrastructure- gas terminal at easlinton is only 25m from cliff edge