HOLDERness

... What are coasts? * Unique interface between land and sea * The narrow zone where land and sea directly interact * Dynamic ever changing environment * 50-60% of the world's population live on coastal plains, refer to world map and the major cities. The coastal systems is an example of an open system in that it has inputs from outside like river sediment, and outputs into other systems like sediment transported into deep sea's. Importance of coasts to humans include many factors such as premium economic industry sites for industry and marine trade, water for cooling systems or for delivery of bulk items brought from over sea's, habitats such as ecosystems, coastal natural protection from sloped beaches, defensive sites for human/ residential development. What is a shoreline management plan? 'A document which sets out a strategy for coastal defence for a specified length of coast taking account of natural coastal processes and human and other environmental influences

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