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Friday, 21 April 2023Mr Daly

Today

WALT: The nature, impacts and responses by individuals, groups and governments to Coastal Management.

• Revisit Last Lesson http://www.hcec.org.au/20130417/coal-dust-our-suburbs-particle-pollution-newcastle-and-lower-hunter

• Coastal Management

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-03/two-in-three-australians-drive-to-work-study-of-commuting-habit/5233950

Task 1Issues in Australian Environments

Research Action Project

DateWeek 9 Term 1

Course Outcomes5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5

30%

http://www.hcec.org.au/20130417/coal-dust-our-suburbs-particle-pollution-newcastle-and-lower-hunter

Coastal Management Friday, 21 April 2023Mr Daly

The nature of Coastal ManagementOver time, people have realised that coastal management requires an understanding of the processes that affect coastal environments.

The Australian coastline is a resource under pressure due to human activity that is changing the natural processes that have formed and shaped the coastal environment over thousands of years.

Issues in coastal environments centre around managing human alterations to natural processes and repairing damage.


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RetroActive 2

Read page 216 and 217

Answer questions 1-3 on page 217


The impacts of Coastal Management

To manage the coast sustainably we need to understand:

1.The coastal environment and the effect of physical processes

2.The effect of human activities within the coastal zone

3.The different perspectives of coastal users

4.How to achieve a balance between conservation and development

5.How decisions are made about the ways in which coasts will be used

6.How to evaluate the success of individuals, groups and the levels of governments in managing coastal issues.


Things that affect and erode our Coastline

1.Housing and Development• When humans attempt to use these areas for housing, this natural cycle

is interrupted and sand banks become depleted. Over time, this has destroyed many of Australia's beautiful beaches. Cliff-top housing is also dangerous because of its interference with these natural processes

2.Ports and Marinas• Stone breakwaters stretching far out to sea are also constructed around

ports and marinas to reduce the impact of waves and tidal fluctuations. This has the negative consequence of hindering natural erosion and mineral deposition processes

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3.Stormwater run-off and Pollution• Vast areas of land covered in concrete and bitumen, particularly in large

cities, generate an enormous amount of contaminated stormwater and rainwater run-off. This pollutes our waterways and damages fragile coastal ecosystems.

4.Sand Mining• Australia has the world's largest Economic Demonstrated Resource

(EDR) of these mineral sands and they are an important source of export earnings. Their extraction, however, requires the quarrying of beaches, which disrupts the natural cycles that form sand banks and destroys the habitats of many plants and animals.

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5.Recreation and Tourism• The use of sand dune for recreational purposes, such as 4WD use,

damages the sand dune formation, destroys flora and scares away fauna. Excessive boating activities in river mouths and estuaries has also led to extensive erosion of river banks and vegitation

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The responses by individuals, groups and governments to Coastal Management

The NSW Government created the NSW Government’s Coastline Management Manual in 1990.

This document stated that NSW local councils were obligated to set up;

1.A Committee to help maintain and investigate the local Coastline

2.Prepare and conduct and investigation of how we use and what hazards face the local Coastline

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http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/139627/StocktonShiftingSandsReport.pdf


What can we do to improve our Coastline?

•Improve and only using pathways designated for walking or driving.

•Plant more flora around beaches to strengthen and maintain current sand levels

•Restrict new developments on and around beaches

•Educate the community on how they can assist in maintaining our Coastlines

•Provide incentives for research into coastal management strategies

•Provide financial incentives for councils maintaining their coastlines

Individuals and Groups Local Government State Government Federal Government

• Raise awareness

• Use Pathways

• Donate time/money

• Invest in Coastline rejuvenation

• Make awareness campaigns

• Improve public transport

• Limit development

• Fund Research

• Promote Awareness

The responses by individuals, groups and governments to Coastal Management

Activity:Create a Poster that you would place on Stockton Beach raising

awareness about how we, student on RTHS, can improve our CoastlineOn a whole page state your ideas, draw pictures, use colour.

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