examine how their management is often about balancing socio-economic and env needs
Some coastal areas are affected more by socio-economic issues than environmental needs, or vice versa. However, opportunity costs need to be considered when managing coastal areas, where both socio-economic and environmental needs should be met. One place where the need to manage the environment is more necessary is in Dubai. However, socio-economic issues were highlighted as being more important in Pevensey Bay and the Isle of Wight.
Meeting the environmental needs are pivotal for two places with many different reasons. One example is the mass development in places like Dubai. There were many concerns after the Palm Jumeirah was created, a luxurious island located on the coast of Dubai. Wrecking fragile coral reefs due to managed retreat has devastated local fish stocks that support endangered sea birds. Buildings have also exacerbated other problems like a total decline in 20 species, including the twobar seabream and silver pomfret falling by 80% in stock; as well as a decline in water quality. To combat this, innovative solutions like including state of the art sewage treatment plants and curved breakwaters which provide a habitat for marine life. A marine biology laboratory is being created in order to monitor activity in the coastal area: showing Dubai’s coastal management has swayed more to meeting the environmental needs
On the contrary, some coastal management schemes may focus on meeting socio-economic requirements as a priority rather than the environmental needs. Coastal erosion has been a major issue in the Isle of Wight, as the area is a coastal resort and residential area, having millions of pounds of commercial and residential property close to the coastline. Serious slope failure in the Isle of Wight would affect properties as far as 200m inland, posing enormous social and economic costs. Heavy engineering schemes have been inserted to protect the coastline between Ventnor and Bonchurch, with the continuous seawall acting as coastal protection.
Meeting the environmental needs are pivotal for two places with many different reasons. One example is the mass development in places like Dubai. There were many concerns after the Palm Jumeirah was created, a luxurious island located on the coast of Dubai. Wrecking fragile coral reefs due to managed retreat has devastated local fish stocks that support endangered sea birds. Buildings have also exacerbated other problems like a total decline in 20 species, including the twobar seabream and silver pomfret falling by 80% in stock; as well as a decline in water quality. To combat this, innovative solutions like including state of the art sewage treatment plants and curved breakwaters which provide a habitat for marine life. A marine biology laboratory is being created in order to monitor activity in the coastal area: showing Dubai’s coastal management has swayed more to meeting the environmental needs
On the contrary, some coastal management schemes may focus on meeting socio-economic requirements as a priority rather than the environmental needs. Coastal erosion has been a major issue in the Isle of Wight, as the area is a coastal resort and residential area, having millions of pounds of commercial and residential property close to the coastline. Serious slope failure in the Isle of Wight would affect properties as far as 200m inland, posing enormous social and economic costs. Heavy engineering schemes have been inserted to protect the coastline between Ventnor and Bonchurch, with the continuous seawall acting as coastal protection.