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Investigation in to Shoreline Management Plans, and analysing many beaches along the North Norfolk Coast.  

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In this investigation, I have been looking at Shoreline Management Plans and have visited and analysed many beaches along the North Norfolk Coast. (See Introduction). The coastal zone is a complex scene of many different and often interdependent natural processes. These need to be understood if effective management is to take place. That is why I studied a large number of different beaches so that I can compare the area and their Shoreline Management Plans. The coastal zone is also an area where natural and human processes meet. These have an impact on each other and changes can result because of this. Many different groups, (e.g. DEFRA), use and have responsibility for these coastal areas and this can cause conflicts of interest, hence careful management is necessary. There are many different approaches to managing the coastline and many strategies within these approaches. Management varies from place to place. We need...

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