Geography case studies

Happisburgh

Erosion of 50cm a year (clay and sand)

Happisburgh Houses

£80k-£1

25 houses on BEACH ROAD

Isle of purbeck - physical

Discordant

Hard chalk and Soft clay eroding at different rates

South side - concorant

Isle of purbeck - human

18 gryones - SWANAGE BAY

Beach replenishment - every 20 years

Tourist hot spot - STUDLAND BAY

Frequent land slips - BALLARD DOWN

Hurricane Sandy 2012 - USA - social impacts

150 people died

No power for millions

Hurricane Sandy 2012 - USA - economic impacts

$65 billion on damaged property

New York marathon cancelled - no tourists

Hurricane Sandy 2012 - USA - environmental impacts

Millions of gallons of raw sewage in Raritan river

Hurricane Sandy 2012 - USA - RESPONSES

President Obama gave $60 billion

Public transport shut down

Schools back within a week

Homes fixed quickly

Communication happen early before hurricane

Charities organised to raise money FEMA

Red Cross had 17,000 workers

Hurricane Sandy 2012 - CUBA - social impacts

11 people died

17,000 homes destroyed

Hurricane Sandy 2012 - CUBA - environmental impacts

3000 hectares of bananas lost

Roads blocked - $50 million lost

Hurricane Sandy 2012 - CUBA - RESPONSES

Slow and ineffective

Self build houses weren’t fixed afterwards

No communication on what was happening

50% reduction on DIY stores

Venezuela - food and water aid

UN gave $1.5 million

Drought - Namibia 2013 - impacts - meteorological

1 in 3 risk of malnutrition

Savannah grassland turned into deserts

Drought - Namibia 2013 - Responses

Declared a state of emergency

UNICEF - $7 million for woman and children

Algeria gave $1 million in food aid

Government promised $13 million for housing

Drought - California 2013 - impacts

17,000 farming jobs lost

Wildfires

Rivers/streams closed from fishing

Drought - California 2013 - responses

No water on tables

Declared state of emergency

$500 fine for watering lawn more than twice a week

Desalination plants built

Costa Rica - sustainable management - TRF

Ecotourism - Rafa Avis 500 hectares lost

Landowners get payed $50 per hectare they own

Carbon credits - $20 million earned

Deforested areas - Talamanca bananas and cocoa

The New Forest - sustainable management - DW

Only walk and cycle on set paths

Conifers trees replaced with deciduous tress when cut down on in WINTER

5 ways to love a forest - educates to drive slow and learn about forest marque

Green leaf - businesses signed up to use local products and encourage walking/running on 10% of wildlife ground

Open top buses - 3