Coastal Management Strategies 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCoastal Management StrategiesGCSEOCR Created by: opwdspCreated on: 21-08-15 17:39 Advantages of a Sea Wall What is a sea wall made out of? - Concrete-like material What does a sea wall do to benifit the coast? - Reflects waves back to sea - Prevent the coast eroding - They act as a barrier 1 of 3 Disadvantages of a Sea Wall Sea walls create backwash Sea walls are expensive to maintain Backwash erodes under the wall 2 of 3 Advantages of Rip Rap Rip rap... Has boulders piled up along the coast... ...The boulders absorb wave energy 3 of 3
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