Should Cowden be protected?

... Should Cowden be protected? Although, the erosion rates have decreased at Mappleton. It is obvious that the defences made to this town has increased the erosion rates in other places without defences. The erosion rate at Cowden, which lies directly south to Mappleton, has increased. The erosion rate has gone from eroding 2.54 meters a year in the 80's to eroding at 3.78 meters a year at present. A newspaper article that shows how the erosion rates at Cowden have affected the people who have farms on cliff tops. Mrs Earls talks about the fact that the erosion of a cliff in Mappleton caused 'Topper (her) our pregnant cow, to fall over the cliff when it collapsed.' She also mentions that when her 'uncle bought the farmhouse in the1960's, it was more than 60 metres from the cliff top; now it is only a few paces from the edge.' This

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